Creatures painted by MORI Shunkei
Chuka Sengen is painted by MORI Shunkei, a painter from Osaka. It is a beautiful pictorial album consisting of 12 sketches of butterflies, dragonflies, fireflies, and other insects. Published in 1821.
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