Title: 猫 vs. 胡蝶 (Cat vs Butterfly). Ed.37/80.
Artist: Ay-O (1931-Present).
Signed & Dated: Editioned, dated, & signed in pencil to plate. Published 2001.
Medium: Silkscreen. Printed on Arches paper by 岡部徳三 Tokuzo Okabe.
Paper Size: Approx: H:38.00cm x W:28.00cm. (Image H:27.50cm x W:21.00cm).
Condition: Beautiful condition. Image face unmarked with beautiful vibrant colours. Paper clean, crisp & intact. Please refer to photos/contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: This remarkable piece draws inspiration from “A Cat and Butterflies” (猫に蝶) (c. 1765-1770), a woodblock print by the celebrated Edo-period artist 鈴木春信 Suzuki Harunobu (1725–1770). Ay-O created a companion/alternative print in differing colours alongside this piece, which he respectively titled “春信 vs. 北斎” (Harunobu vs Hokusai)(#910), referencing both Harunobu and the renowned ukiyo-e master 葛飾北斎 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Hokusai did depict images of butterflies & moths in some series of works but I’ve yet to find a specific source Ay-O draws from. (Perhaps I’m looking in the wrong direction here…). A striking piece & published in smaller edition run.
*猫 vs. 胡蝶 (Cat vs Butterfly) - Raisonné No: #911. (Reference: 虹・虹 ・虹 靉嘔版画全作品集 2000‐2011. | <Rainbow Rainbow Rainbow> Ay-O’s Rainbow Prints Catalogue Raisonne (Folio of plates) 2000-2011. | Published by: epjp/ePublishing, 2012).
Title: 猫 vs. 胡蝶 (Cat vs Butterfly). Ed.37/80.
Artist: Ay-O (1931-Present).
Signed & Dated: Editioned, dated, & signed in pencil to plate. Published 2001.
Medium: Silkscreen. Printed on Arches paper by 岡部徳三 Tokuzo Okabe.
Paper Size: Approx: H:38.00cm x W:28.00cm. (Image H:27.50cm x W:21.00cm).
Condition: Beautiful condition. Image face unmarked with beautiful vibrant colours. Paper clean, crisp & intact. Please refer to photos/contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: This remarkable piece draws inspiration from “A Cat and Butterflies” (猫に蝶) (c. 1765-1770), a woodblock print by the celebrated Edo-period artist 鈴木春信 Suzuki Harunobu (1725–1770). Ay-O created a companion/alternative print in differing colours alongside this piece, which he respectively titled “春信 vs. 北斎” (Harunobu vs Hokusai)(#910), referencing both Harunobu and the renowned ukiyo-e master 葛飾北斎 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Hokusai did depict images of butterflies & moths in some series of works but I’ve yet to find a specific source Ay-O draws from. (Perhaps I’m looking in the wrong direction here…). A striking piece & published in smaller edition run.
*猫 vs. 胡蝶 (Cat vs Butterfly) - Raisonné No: #911. (Reference: 虹・虹 ・虹 靉嘔版画全作品集 2000‐2011. | <Rainbow Rainbow Rainbow> Ay-O’s Rainbow Prints Catalogue Raisonne (Folio of plates) 2000-2011. | Published by: epjp/ePublishing, 2012).
鈴木春信 Suzuki Harunobu (1725–1770) “A Cat and Butterflies” (猫に蝶) (c. 1765-1770)
