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Wasps and hairy caterpillar on arrowroot, Kitagawa Utamaro

Wasps and hairy caterpillar on arrowroot

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese) (1753-1806)

Movement
Japanese woodblock print
Date
1788
Medium
Colour woodcut on paper
Collection
Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Rijksmuseum, public domain

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