I've done some research in regards with the Butterflies. According to the “Butterflies” chapter in Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, by Lafcadio Hearn, a butterfly is seen as the personification of a person's soul; whether they be living, dying, or already dead. One Japanese superstition says that if a butterfly enters your guestroom and perches behind the bamboo screen, the person whom you most love is coming to see you.
In Chinese culture two butterflies flying together are a symbol of love. Also a famous Chinese folk story called Butterfly Lovers. The Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi once had a dream of being a butterfly flying without care about humanity, however when he woke up and realized it was just a dream, he thought to himself "Was I before a man who dreamt about being a butterfly, or am I now a butterfly who dreams about being a man?" In some old cultures, butterflies also symbolize rebirth into a new life after being inside a cocoon for a period of time.
After completing this painting, it reminds me of The Butterfly Lovers or LiangZhu movies, a chinese legend tragic romance between two lovers, Liang Shan Bo and Zhu Ying Tai. Their spirit had turned into a pair of beautiful butterflies and emerged from the tomb, flying together among the flowers together, never to be apart again...
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