One Large and Four Small Butterflies with text beginning "Wakashiba no...", from the series An Illustrated Collection of Butterflies for the Kasumi Group (Kasumi-ren gunchō gafu), poems by Sangyokutei Utoku and associates
PrintsJapanese19th century

One Large and Four Small Butterflies with text beginning "Wakashiba no...", from the series An Illustrated Collection of Butterflies for the Kasumi Group (Kasumi-ren gunchō gafu), poems by Sangyokutei Utoku and associates

Edo period, circa late Bunka Era (1804-1818)

Artists

Kubo Shunman 窪俊満Artist
Classification
Prints
Medium
Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Paper: H. 19.3 cm x W. 17.7 cm (7 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.)

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