The image depicts a painting of butterflies by Kubo Shunman. The painting features five butterflies on a beige background. The butterflies are drawn in various shades of gray, blue, yellow, and white. The top right butterfly is yellow. The bottom right butterfly is yellow with gray wings. The bottom left butterfly is white with black spots. The large butterfly in the center is gray with blue on the wings. There is Japanese writing on the left side of the image. A red seal is located at the bottom right corner.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 602 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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