Swallowtail Butterfly (Agehachō) from the series Red Illusion (Kurenai no gensō) 「揚羽蝶」 　『紅の幻想』

Object Details

Edition/State
59/85
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Artist
Saito Kaoru 齋藤カオル (Japanese, 1931-2021)
Date
1983
Period
Showa era
Credit Line
The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection
Medium
Mezzotint; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Overall): 58 × 47.9 cm (22 13/16 × 18 7/8 in)
H x W (Overall): 40.8 × 29.3 cm (16 1/16 × 11 9/16 in)
Type
Print
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