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Some 2000 illustrations were first published in four volumes in the 1830s. This collection is known as Honzo Zufu or Illustrated Manual of Medicinal Plants.

Choose from 12 images in our The Honzo Zufu Collection collection.

Botanical art/honzo zufu collection/dianthus species honzo zufu 1828 1844

Botanical art/honzo zufu collection/iris iris sanguinea woodblock print manuscript

Botanical art/honzo zufu collection/spider chrysanthemum chrysanthemum indicum

Tiger lily (Lilium tigrinum), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Roses (Rosa multiflora or Rosa polyantha), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Poppy (Papaver), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Japanese Golden Ray Lily (Lilium auratum), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Honzo Zufu, 1821-1828

Lyreleaf nightshade with green berries (Solanum lyratum Thunb), 1828

Lyreleaf nightshade with red berries (Solanum lyratum Thunb), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

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Tiger lily (Lilium tigrinum), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Wood block print and manuscript on paper, Japan, 1828. The wood block prints meassure approximately 25 cm in height. The wood block print is from Honzo Zufu or Illustrated manual of medicinal plants by Iwasaki Kan'en, also known as Iwasaki Tsunemasa, 1786-1842. This botanical manual was compiled during the Tokugawa era (1603-1867)