Oshi-e ("Push Picture"), Little Boy Holding Insect Cage for Suzumushi ("Bell Bug, " A Singing Insect like a Cricket)

19th century

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Oshi-e ("Push Picture"), Little Boy Holding Insect Cage for Suzumushi ("Bell Bug, " A Singing Insect like a Cricket), 19th century. Cloth and cardboard, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. John P. Lyden, 84.139.22. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Oshi-e ("Push Picture"), Little Boy Holding Insect Cage for Suzumushi ("Bell Bug, " A Singing Insect like a Cricket)

Date

19th century

Period

Meiji Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Cloth and cardboard

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. John P. Lyden

Accession Number

84.139.22

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