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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Tale of a Butterfly Dreamer: Humorous Island Amusements, vol. 21882

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Japanese woodblock-printed book spread with two pages, each divided into upper and lower panels showing supernatural figures, reclining figures in patterned kimonos, floating heads, and insects, with dense vertical Japanese text throughout
Japanese woodblock-printed book spread with fine black ink line work. Left page shows small vignettes of objects and figures with Japanese text labels above a scene of several robed figures gathered indoors. Right page depicts a woman in elaborate patterned kimono on a veranda with diagonal rain lines, and an upper vignette of a robed figure with halo amid stylized waves, surrounded by columns of Japanese text.
Woodblock-printed book spread with Japanese text in vertical columns; right page features an illustration of a seated male figure riding atop a large bird with spread wings, rendered in black ink with fine line work.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, The Tale of a Butterfly Dreamer: Humorous Island Amusements, vol. 2, 1882, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Herbert R. Cole Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title
The Tale of a Butterfly Dreamer: Humorous Island Amusements, vol. 2
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1882
Period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
One from a set of two woodblock printed books
Dimensions
8 3/4 x 6 1/16 x 9/16 in. (22.2 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.25.2
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art