Roll of Cloth for an Obi and Tortoise-shell Hair Ornaments (“Presents for One’s Beloved”), from the Butterfly Series, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō, vol. 3)

The image features a blue piece of fabric with a bird surrounded by flowers and butterflies on it, laid on its side and propped up. The fabric has a dark blue top border with a gold geometric pattern. The fabric is decorated with a large bird in shades of brown, white, and red, surrounded by purple flowers, green leaves, and white and light purple butterflies. Underneath the fabric is a cylindrical purple object, and to the right is a small rectangular box with a red and yellow top. A red and white patterned cloth is underneath the cylinder on the left. The background of the image is beige with Japanese writing on the left and right sides, and a small square of Japanese writing in the top right corner.

Artwork Details

Date: ca. 1805–10
Medium: Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
Culture: Japan
Dimensions: 600 × 457 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

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