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Butterfly A

1953

Artists

Yoshida Chizuko 吉田千鶴子Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Shōwa era, 1926-1989

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

vertical ōban: H. 40.3 × W. 26.7 cm (15 7/8 × 10 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Yoshida Family Collection, Japan, (by 2023), sold; to [Scholten Japanese Art, New York, NY (by 2023)], sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2024.

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