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Dragonfly

Dragonfly
Woodblock print of a dragonfly, by Kitagawa Utamaro, Japan, published 1778

This picture of a dragonfly and cicada on flowers is from a poetry anthology published in 1778. The British Museum’s copy of the book was previously owned by the famous British scholar, Sir Joseph Banks.

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