Painting of elegant wisteria, with tiny blue butterflies. Inspired by blues and purples of this beautiful tree. Wisteria is very popular in Japanese art, images of trees and flowers have nearly a 1000-year old history and interesting symbolism. The blossoming trees were considered so beautiful, that they came to symbolise nobility and high-ranking officials. Wisteria flower patterns and colours were used in clothing for noble families, pictured in art, poetry, woodblock prints, used in countless designs. There is even a Kabuki dance featuring wisteria flowers. Wisteria is a symbol of beauty, elegance, love, purity. It is one of the most traditional motives in Japanese art.
 
The painting is signed, sealed, wet-mounted on backing rice paper and ready to be framed or mounted on a silk scroll. Please use acid-free adhesives when framing. It is manually cut, please leave a few mm error margin for dimensions. Note that colours may differ due to differences in devices.