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Various Moths and Butterflies

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A beige-colored artwork with a dark brown butterfly with blue on the inside of its wings on the bottom left, a yellow butterfly with brown spots in the top right, a blue and pink butterfly in the top middle and a green butterfly in the bottom right. A red seal stamp is on the bottom right and Japanese writing in black ink is throughout with more writing on the left side.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
573 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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