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Three flowering plants, including coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), common rue (Ruta graveolens), and a legume. Watercolour, c. 1870.

Five plants, possibly pinks (Dianthus species): flowering stems. Watercolour.

A climbing leguminous plant: leafy stem with pods. Watercolour.

Three leafy plant stems. Watercolour.

Japanese maple (Acer palmatum): branch with leaves. Watercolour.

A plant, possibly a melon (Cucumis melo): flowering and fruiting stem with segments of the fruit. Watercolour.

Solomon's seal (Polygonatum multiflorum): rootstock. Watercolour.

A flowering plant, possibly an Aquilegia species, with two small segments of other plant stems. Watercolour.

Two climbing plants: leafy stems. Watercolour.

A flowering shrub: woody stem with white flowers. Watercolour.

A grape vine (Vitis species): fruiting stem with separate leaves and fruit. Watercolour.

A plant, possibly a Corydalis species: flowering and fruiting stem with floral segments. Watercolour.

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

Two plants, one possibly in the Leguminosae family. Watercolour.

Four flowering plants, one an orange lily (Lilium species). Watercolour, c. 1870.

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Botany - Japan

Images from the collections

Images about Botany - Japan

Works from the collections

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

Two plants, one possibly in the Leguminosae family. Watercolour.

Four flowering plants, one an orange lily (Lilium species). Watercolour, c. 1870.

Botany - Japan

Images from the collections

Images about Botany - Japan

Works from the collections

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Two flowering plants. Watercolour, c. 1870.

A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

Two plants, one possibly in the Leguminosae family. Watercolour.

Four flowering plants, one an orange lily (Lilium species). Watercolour, c. 1870.

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