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Japanese Iris - AKASHI-NO-UE

Offered by: Shapero Gallery

Description
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.

More Information

Origin:	Japan
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	hand-coloured woodblock on rice paper
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1910
Styles / Movements:	Asian Art
Dealer Reference #:	101155
Incollect Reference #:	526517

Dimensions

W.	14.45 in;	H.	19.29 in;	D.	0.59 in;
W.	36.7 cm;	H.	49 cm;	D.	1.5 cm;

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