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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Tale of a Butterfly Dreamer: Humorous Island Amusements, vols. 1 & 21882

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Japanese woodblock print, two open book pages with crisp black ink illustrations and vertical script depicting ghostly figures, swirling smoke forms, and fantastical creatures
Japanese woodblock printed book spread with multiple illustrated panels and Japanese text. Left page shows small vignettes of objects and figures at top, and a group scene below with several figures gathered together. Right page depicts a robed figure with halo above turbulent waves, and below, a woman in elaborate patterned kimono on a veranda with diagonal rain lines.
Woodblock-printed book spread with Japanese text in vertical columns; right page features an illustration of a seated figure riding atop a large bird with spread wings, rendered in black ink.

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, vols. 1 & 2
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1882
Period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Two volume book; includes 12 illustrations
Dimensions
Total: 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.84.31.25.1-.2
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art