Laminated rice paper mask of Cio-Cio-San (Butterfly) mounted in a miniature cherry-wood Shoji screen. The screen, skinned in rice paper, houses a collection of Japanese butterflies depicted on vellum. In one “box”, a miniature nude geisha-butterfly wrought in sterling silver, with silver wings in a colored resin American flag pattern, is pinned through the heart. The screen and butterfly collection are backed by a gold-leafed glass upon which is silk-screened Butterfly’s music: “Let him die with honor who can no longer stay alive with honor.”      This sculpture is in a private collection. A limited edition bronze of the mask is available.