Rankafu : orchid print album : masterpieces of Japanese woodblock prints of orchids / Stephen Kirby,...
Rankafu : orchid print album : masterpieces of Japanese woodblock prints of orchids / Stephen Kirby, Toshikazu Doi, Toru Otsuka.
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Publisher
Richmond, Surrey : Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2019/2675
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 289 pages : illustrations (color) ; 26 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Foreword / Phillip Cribb -- Introduction : aims of the book and an overview of the story behind the prints -- Shotaro Kaga : an early life close to nature -- Shotaro Kaga's life-altering foreign travels -- Building the Oyamazaki Villa and orchid greenhouses, and learning to grow, flower, and hybridi...
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Publisher
Richmond, Surrey : Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2018.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
This book tells the story of banker Shotaro Kaga and orchid grower Kenkichi Goto whose pioneering orchid breeding programme in the early 20th century started a horticultural craze in Japan that continues to this day. To illustrate the beauty of his plants Kaga turned to gifted watercolourist Zuigetsu Ikeda and many talented woodblock artisans to cr...
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Rankafu : orchid print album : masterpieces of Japanese woodblock prints of orchids / Stephen Kirby, Toshikazu Doi, Toru Otsuka.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2019/2675
Record Identifier
74VKVxPMPaK3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVxPMPaK3
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ISBN
9781842466681 hardcover
1842466682 hardcover
DDC
769.952
MMS ID
991024244810702626