Mug with Flight of Small Pastel Butterflies by Sekka

This reproduction presents a dispersion of small butterflies with delicate and refined silhouettes. The pastel colors, blending pink, green, blue, and yellow, bring a subtle chromatic dimension to this composition from the collection A Thousand Varieties of Butterflies. The fine line emphasizes the lightness and fragility of the represented subjects.

The original 1903 artwork is the result of Kamisaka Sekka's work, a central figure in Rimpa aesthetics. The artist explores pattern repetition and color variation here to suggest aerial movement, thus illustrating the visual poetry specific to early 20th-century Japanese decorative prints.

This naturalist illustration is perfectly suited for a collection of antique images dedicated to fauna. The faithful reproduction of period nuances allows one to appreciate the documentary and artistic quality of this historic plate signed by Sekka.