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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
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