Butterfly (Chō); Dragonfly (Kagerō or Tonbo), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Two-page spread from a book with a beige background. Left page has a vertical column of Japanese text. Two pink flowers with green leaves are on the bottom left, a white butterfly is above them. Right page has a large dragonfly at the top and several flowers with green leaves below it. The flowers on the right page are pink and purple. A thin black border surrounds both pages.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1788
- Medium:
- Page from woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 410 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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