Yōzō Hamaguchi (浜口陽三)
Three butterflies

Three butterflies
Three butterflies
Three butterflies
ArtistJapanese, 1909–2000
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Three butterflies
Date1985
MediumMezzotint in colors on wove paper, edition 32/150
DimensionsPlate: 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (11.5 × 11.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 28.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Harry Adams
Object number2019.641
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco], as of 1985; purchased by Harry Adams, February 16, 1986-2020; given to MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, bottom left: 32/150
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, bottom left corner: 32
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, bottom left corner: 1/oyo 70 [?]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, bottom left edge: ham 85-279
Recto: Signed in graphite, below plate, bottom right: hamaguchi [cursive]

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