JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 10 12_10_24 His work for Francois Levaillant

His work for Francois Levaillant was undoubtedly the climax of his career

the journals he kept along the way are a literary achievement in themselves

and the East Indies

Sheet size: 18 1/2 x 24 3/4

1500–1566) worked as an engineer in Venice before turning his attentions to mapmaking from the 1540’s

JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 10 12_10_24 His work for Francois LevaillantJAPANESE (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