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Collections

Yashima Gakutei
Butterflies circa 1830

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Japanese woodblock print of a seated woman in a butterfly-patterned kimono reading a book, with a large fan-shaped text panel above

Yashima Gakutei, Butterflies, circa 1830, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara S. Bowman, Photo © Museum Associates/ LACMA

Artist or Maker
Yashima Gakutei
Japan, c. 1786-c.1855
Title
Butterflies
Date Made
circa 1830
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass and tin
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (20.64 × 18.1 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (20.64 × 18.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Accession Number
M.2015.298.64.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Goodall, Hollis. Living for the Moment: Japanese Prints from the Barbara S. Bowman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2015.

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