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Iris Kaempferi: No.10 AKASHI-NO-UE

circa 1910

$1,693.45
£1,250
€1,461.13
CA$2,337.22
A$2,618.20
CHF 1,364.32
MX$31,936.68
NOK 17,337.42
SEK 16,347.95
DKK 10,905.51

About the Item

Iris Kaempferi: No. 10 AKASHI-NO-UE Tokyo, Yoshinoen-Garden, circa 1910. Hand-coloured woodblock print on handmade rice paper, numbered and captioned at top, outlined in ink. Framed in perspex. Overall size: 49 by 36.7cm. Fine, fresh example of these striking coloured woodblocks, with immense beautiful and well-known flowers of Japan, which display a great diversity of colour, and are the most beautiful of the summer flowering plants. Yoshinoen Garden (Seed-Growers, Nurserymen, Exporters and Importers) based in Tokyo, Japan were awarded the Gold Medal of Honour for their “newest varieties of Iris” at the Anglo-Japanese exhibition held in London in 1910. Each plate in this catalogue depicts a different variety of iris cultivated by this nursery.
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1910
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.3 in (49 cm)Width: 14.45 in (36.7 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1011551stDibs: LU141929710542

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