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Mori Shunkei

Butterflies (Cho), 1820

Description

Maker

  • Mori Shunkei, active ca. 1800-1820, Japanese
  • Tani Seiko, Japanese, block carver
  • Tobu Tani Seiko, publisher

Title

Butterflies (Cho)

Year

1820

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 21 x 28.6 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left.

Identification

Edition

The first edition of the book

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.607

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Japanese Prints

March 10 - June 9, 1998

If Insects Could Speak

July 29 - September 11, 1994

If Insects Could Speak

July 6 - September 2, 1990

Insect Prints and Insects

February 14 - May 25, 1986

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Butterflies (Cho) with the accession number of 34.607. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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