Morning Glories and Butterfly

Accession Number
1973/2.89

Title
Morning Glories and Butterfly

Artist(s)
Ikegami Shūho

Object Creation Date
circa 1900-1944

Medium & Support
ink and color on silk

Dimensions
77 1/2 in x 18 3/4 in (196.85 cm x 47.63 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic R. Smith

Subject matter
"Perhaps because its life is so short, the Morning Glory is associated with mortality, but the variety of size and colour and daintiness of petal makes its brief blooming a joy to be remembered...The Morning Glory has often been the subject of paintings and poetry."

Koehn, Alfred. Japanese Flower Symbolism. At the Lotus Court, 1940.

Physical Description
Morning glories are rising from the bottom of the scroll with a butterfly flying above them. There is a signature and seal in the bottom left corner. There is an orange border around the scroll.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
hanging scroll

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Japan
butterflies (general)
butterfly
flower (motif)
flowers
grasses
grasses (plants)
hanging scroll
hanging scrolls

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Ink and Realisms
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