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🦋BUTTERFLIES🐛

Last August Sonyō-in (尊陽院), a sub-temple of Honpō-ji (本法寺), unveiled its stunning new ceiling.

not yet a butterfly
even as autumn passes
the caterpillar
秋を経て蝶もなめるや菊の露
-Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉)
Trans. Reichhold.

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The chestnut tiger butterfly proved inspiration for the ceiling at Sonyo-in.
The central portion of Sonyo-in's painted ceiling.
The brightly painted ceiling within Sonyo-in temple. Butterflies feature heavily as a motif.
A close up of one of the paintings of the chestnut tiger butterflies. There are also circles of seasonal flowers, painted in a vivid and abstract way (far removed from traditional temple ceiling paintings).
#japan #butterflies #kyoto #京都 #蝶々 #sonyoin #尊陽院 #honpoji #本法寺

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