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Butterflies by Kubo Shunman — VisualArtsDB

Butterflies

Butterflies

1800–1899

Medium: Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (14 x 13.3 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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