Cho senshu (Thousand butterflies)
This is a collection of beautiful butterfly designs by KAMISAKA Sekka (1866-1942), an illustrator active in Kyoto.
Image List
See Also
Kyuko zufu
Hisui hyakka-fu (Flowers drawn by SUGIURA Hisui)
Umetsukushi
Kyuko Zuroku
Tomonhyakka
Chiyogami Collection
Cho senshu (Thousand butterflies)
Kairo (Sea Route)
Meiji zuan bunmeiburi
Cherry blossom designs by TAKIZAWA Kuniyuki
Hyaku cho zuan (One hundred butterfly designs)
Hisui Sosaku Zuanshu
Betsugonomi kyozome: Miyako no omokage
Bingata
Shushu
Yatsuo no tsubaki
Waritsuke to sarasa
Hokusai Moyo Gafu (Pattern Album by KATSUSHIKA Hokusai)
Chiyogami Samples
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