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Etched bookplate with a dragonfly and butterfly over lotus leaves, with brushed calligraphy below on pale paper.

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Butterfly and Dragonfly Bookplate, from Japonisme, Félix-Hilaire Buhot (1877). Via artnap.com

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Why is this public domain? Félix-Hilaire Buhot died in 1898; this work is in the public domain.

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A small etched bookplate shows a dragonfly and a butterfly flying above lotus leaves and blossoms rendered in dark, soft tones on a pale sheet. Below the image, bold brushed East Asian characters and a handwritten inscription add a calligraphic accent. The work is attributed to Félix Hilaire Buhot and dated 1877, from the Japonisme series.