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Butterflies

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsCenter third of horizontal ôban sheet (sanchôgake); 25.1 x 12.5 cm (9 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.7861
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem: Chô karoshi/ koro wa kiru mono/ hitotsu kana 蝶かろし 頃は着もの ひとつ哉  湖春
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)