Butterflies and moths, from the series A Flock of Butterflies (Gunchō Gafu)
Kubo Shunman · 1757-1820
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Butterflies and moths, from the series A Flock of Butterflies (Gunchō Gafu), Kubo Shunman (1804-18), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com
Butterflies and moths, from the series A Flock of Butterflies (Gunchō Gafu), Kubo Shunman (1804-18), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.comButterflies and moths, from the series A Flock of Butterflies (Gunchō Gafu), Kubo Shunman (1804-18), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/pdx-197356">artnap.com</a><figure><a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/pdx-197356"><img src="https://img.artnap.com/artworks/pdx/pdx-197356/web.jpg" alt="Butterflies and moths, from the series A Flock of Butterflies (Gunchō Gafu), Kubo Shunman (1804-18)" width="1442" height="1600" style="max-width:100%;height:auto" loading="lazy"></a><figcaption>Butterflies and moths, from the series A Flock of Butterflies (Gunchō Gafu), Kubo Shunman (1804-18), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/pdx-197356">artnap.com</a></figcaption></figure>
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Why is this public domain? The Metropolitan Museum of Art lists this work as public domain. Kubo Shunman died in 1820; this work is in the public domain.
About this work
Several butterflies and moths are rendered in soft colors on a cream-toned ground, with a large pink-banded moth dominating the center. Handwritten Japanese verses and an artist's red seal appear beside the insects. This print is from Kubo Shunman's series A Flock of Butterflies, dated 1804-18.
