桜に小鳥と蝶 - 菊池芳文 - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)

A single colour woodblock print by Kikuchi Yoshifumi titled Sakura ni Kotori to Chō, from the 1891 Meiji 24 edition of the illustrated collection Tsu no Nishiki, issued as a single sheet with the artist's seal 芳文, measures 24 × 32 cm, and shows a cherry branch crossing the image with a small bird and a yellow butterfly, with a central vertical fold and signs of aging such as browning, slight staining and edge losses; no frame is included.