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Wild garlic (Allium thunbergii), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

White basil (Ocimum basilicum), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

White-flowered endive, (Cichorium endivia) woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Endive (Cichorium endivia), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla var serrata) and Clerodendron, (Clerodendron trichotomum)

Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

China rose (Rosa chinensis), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Veronicastrum (Veronicastrum sachalinense), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Veronicastrum (Veronicastrum sibericum), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

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Wild garlic (Allium thunbergii), 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).