Image
Description
Title
Butterflies (Cho)
Year
Edo (Japanese period)
Medium
ink, color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Sheet: 21 x 28.6 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscription at left.
Signature: Mori Shunkei
Seals: Artist's seals | Yuko | Shunkei; engraver's seal | hori | lower left in cartouche
Identification
Edition
The first edition of the book
Place
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Object Number
34.607
About
Butterflies (Cho)
Things Creeping Under Hand
Chuka senzen
The first edition of the book
Inscription at left.
Signature: Mori Shunkei
Seals: Artist's seals | Yuko | Shunkei; engraver's seal | hori | lower left in cartouche
Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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