A single butterfly rendered in intaglio etching places Ando within the kacho-e tradition of bird-and-flower imagery, though translated here into the Western printmaking medium he studied at Tokyo University of Fine Arts. The wing scales, likely delineated through fine burin work and supplemented by aquatint passages for tonal shading, would reward close inspection with near-entomological precision. Without the chine collé supplement present in most of Ando's work, this print rests on the direct intaglio impression, placing emphasis on line weight and plate tone. The butterfly as subject carries associations with transience and transformation in both Japanese and Western iconographic traditions.
Butterfly was created by Shinji Ando (安藤真司).
Butterfly uses Etching, on etching.
Butterfly depicts insects and animals.
Butterfly measures 24 × 18 cm.
