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Poem No. 8: Butterfly by Onchi Koshiro — Japanese Color woodblock print, 1948

Poem No. 8: Butterfly

抒情 No.8 蝶

by Onchi Koshiro

Sōsaku-hanga
InsectsAnimals
Date:
1948
Medium:
Color woodblock print
Edition:
Self-printed

Description

One of Onchi's most celebrated abstract compositions from his landmark Poem series. Organic shapes in vivid blues, greens, and reds suggest a butterfly in flight through purely non-representational forms. A masterpiece of twentieth-century Japanese printmaking.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Poem No. 8: Butterfly (抒情 No.8 蝶) was created by Onchi Koshiro (恩地孝四郎) in 1948.

Poem No. 8: Butterfly depicts insects and animals.