Vanitas Artistry: Parent and Offspring Dance with Blue Winged Butterfly license Nautilus — w 420–450 gms

Nautilus  —  w 420–450 gms   h82 × w116 × d70 mm

Asakusa District

Reverse painted in enamel

5 inches / 60 x 42 cmsImage 15

Vanitas Artistry: Parent and Offspring Dance with Blue Winged Butterfly license Nautilus — w 420–450 gmsThe Butterfly, or Swarm, series explores themes of transformation, fragility, and mortality through the symbolic and physical presence of butterflies suspended within water. Across cultures and histories, the butterfly has carried layered meanings regeneration, freedom, spirituality, and death most notably within Greek thought, where it is closely associated with the soul. These works engage with that symbolic lineage while grounding it in direct