鳥獣略画式|How to Draw Birds, Insects and Fish Simply (Chōjū ryakugashiki) 鳥獣略画式
Object type: Illustrated book
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Kuwagata Keisai 鍬形蕙斎
Artist bio: Japanese, 1764–1824
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 1797, eighth month (Kansei 9)
Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 10 7/16 × 7 3/16 in. (26.5 × 18.2 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Accession year: 2013
Tags: Birds|Elephants|Fish|Insects