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Butterflies in Flight
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Butterflies in Flight

Katsukawa Shunsho · 1765 - 1775 · color woodcut; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Woman and two children watching butterflies emerging from cocoons under a mulberry tree. Silk production in Japan primarily involved silkworms feeding on mulberry trees, where the cocoon provided the silk thread.

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Credit lineUitvliegende vlinders. 1765 - 1775. Katsukawa Shunsho. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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