Bijutsukai Pl.7
1901
Imagine a gentle breeze carrying a swarm of delicate butterflies across a sky painted in soft, horizontal washes of blue and peach. Furuya Kōrin, a key figure in reviving the classic Rinpa style, created this charming design for the 1901 art journal *Bijutsukai*. The butterflies, outlined in crisp ink with little splashes of red and yellow, look like they could flutter right off the page. This piece perfectly captures the Meiji era's fascination with blending traditional Japanese motifs with modern decorative sensibilities.
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