Album leaf of butterflies rendered in lacquer on a plain ground

Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Butterflies

Name: Lacquer Paintings of Various Subjects: Butterflies Art Print
Brand: Motley Prints
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Artist:: Unknown
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Paper:: Each piece is printed on premium archival paper with rich inks for vivid color and crisp detail. Sizes are standardized to keep things simple and affordable.

About this print

Butterflies scattered across a plain ground, painted in lacquer rather than ink, which almost nobody could do. Zeshin spent decades working out how to make lacquer behave like a brush medium, and the payoff is a surface that holds light differently than paint has any right to.