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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Two butterflies

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese

Title

Two butterflies

Period

Meiji

Year

late 1800s

Medium

  • ink and color on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • ink and color on paper

Materials

paint

Supports

  • Brown paper on golden brown brocade mount

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

21.4 x 32.7 cm (8 7/16 x 12 7/8 inches) (plate) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: bearing seal Kan

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

49.028

Type

  • Paintings

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Unknown Maker, Japanese
Two butterflies, late 1800s
ink and color on paper
21.4 x 32.7 cm (8 7/16 x 12 7/8 inches) (plate) Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe 49.028

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