Two Butterflies as Background for Poetry
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Roshû Kinoshita (Japanese, 1807–1879). Two Butterflies as Background for Poetry, ca. 1860. Woodblock print; horizontal Chûban yoko-e format, 7 1/16 x 9 7/8 in. (17.9 x 25.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace in memory of her husband, Dr. Stanley L. Wallace, 2002.121.44. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Two Butterflies as Background for Poetry
Date
ca. 1860
Period
Edo Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print; horizontal Chûban yoko-e format
Classification
Dimensions
7 1/16 x 9 7/8 in. (17.9 x 25.1 cm)
Signatures
Signed: Roshû
Markings
Sealed: Naoyuki?
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace in memory of her husband, Dr. Stanley L. Wallace
Accession Number
2002.121.44
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