Book ID: 106386
Yamanata, Masumi, Hideaki Ohba and Martyn Rix
Flora Japonica. 2016. 80 col. plates (paintings). 252 p. Paper bd.
A beautiful celebration of modern Japanese botanical art, featuring 80 specially commissioned botanical paintings of Japanese wild plants, contributed by 34 of the country's best contemporary artists. Each painting is accompanied by text about the plant, including its natural history as well as botanical description and details of thespecimen origin. Biographies of all 30 artists are included.An introductory chapter by Professor Hideaki Ohba introduces toof the botanist and illustrator Tomitaro Makino (1862-1967).