A Thousand Butterflies (Chō senshu) 蝶千種

Kamisaka Sekka 神阪雪佳 Japanese

1904

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蝶千種
Title: A Thousand Butterflies (Chō senshu) 蝶千種
Artist: Kamisaka Sekka 神阪雪佳 (Japanese, 1866–1942)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date: 1904
Culture: Japan
Medium: Set of two woodblock printed books (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: each: 9 13/16 × 7 1/16 in. (25 × 18 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Object Number: 2013.804a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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