Kitagawa Tsukimaro

Magnolias and Butterfly, Edo Period

Maker

Title

Magnolias and Butterfly

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 19.2 x 33.7 cm (7 9/16 x 13 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left and right.
White square label affixed verso, bottom right with an inscription in pencil: [1]/2159

Signature: Cho (butterfly) Yukimaro sha

Place

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Type

Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.626

Magnolias and Butterfly
Magnolias and butterfly (Mokuren ni cho)

Inscription at left and right.
White square label affixed verso, bottom right with an inscription in pencil: [1]/2159

Signature: Cho (butterfly) Yukimaro sha

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Exhibition History

A Chorus of Chirps, Hums, and Buzzes

May 24 - November 10, 2019

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan

June 1 - September 23, 2007

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