『春雨集』 摺物帖窪俊満画 胡蝶舞の衣装|Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Costume for the Butterfly Dance (Kochō no mai)

『春雨集』 摺物帖窪俊満画 胡蝶舞の衣装|Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Costume for the Butterfly Dance (Kochō no mai)

Kubo Shunman

1814

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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This image shows a colorful butterfly-like creature with large wings and a long tail. The wings have a mix of red, blue, and white colors with black markings. The creature is standing on a dark object that looks like a hat or a box. There are some red leaves and a red string around the object. The background of the image is a light beige color with some Japanese writing on the top left side. The overall style of the image looks like a traditional Japanese woodblock print. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this image, you can look up Kubo Shunman.

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