Eggplant and Butterfly (Nasubi ni chocho)
Artist/Culture
Tani, Buncho
(Japanese, 1863–1940)
Artist/Culture
Onishi Chinnen
(Japanese, 1792–1851)
Dateabout 1820
Mediumwoodblock print, ink and color on paper
Dimensions23.6 x 36.2 cm (9 5/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsArtists' seals: Unka (left side)
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.2603
DescriptionAn egg-plant (nasubi) plant laden with blossoms and fruit, and a large gray butterfly (chocho) hovering above it. Reproduction of a painting by two artists of the Chinese school. The butterfly is by Tani Buncho; the eggplant is by Chinnen. No imprint.On View
Not on view
Utagawa Toyohiro 歌川 豊広
early 19th century
Chinese
19th century, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
