Rich Stein (he/him)
boosted
🦋BUTTERFLIES🐛
Sonyō-in (尊陽院), a sub-temple of Honpō-ji (本法寺), has a rather stunning 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.
Sonyo-in's sumptuous coffered ceiling features paintings of flowers and butterflies on a gilded background.
Sonyo-in's sumptuous coffered ceiling features paintings of flowers and butterflies on a gilded background.
A chestnut tiger buttefly.
Sonyo-in's sumptuous coffered ceiling features paintings of flowers and butterflies on a gilded background.