Modern Vanitas Elegance Blue Winged Butterfly in Black Water vanitas the Vanitas works form a

the Vanitas works form a core body within The Legacy Collection

Print DetailsPlate Number 2445

Nikko Taxi

Dated 1990

Modern Vanitas Elegance Blue Winged Butterfly in Black Water vanitas the Vanitas works form aThe 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