JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 21 bibliophilic-essay-11 acquired from the above

acquired from the above

18 & 75n: “Privy to all of the official reports of the Spanish explorers

birds and beautiful small songbirds set against scenery such as abundant chestnut trees or blossoming cherry branches

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These illustrations were created with strict fidelity to Buffon’s vision

JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 21 bibliophilic-essay-11 acquired from the aboveJAPANESE (Late 19th Century) Lilies Woodblock print and finished by hand on pith laid down on heavier stock 17 x 10 sheet Provenance: Nevins Memorial Library, MA Beautiful hand colored woodcuts from a Japanese nursery catalogue produced by the Yokohama Nursery Company for the export market. The company was formed at the end of the nineteenth for the purpose of exporting Japanese plants to the West, capitalizing on the prevailing wave of Japonism. The