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Rankafu : orchid print album : masterpieces of Japanese woodblock prints of orchids / Stephen Kirby,...

Rankafu : orchid print album : masterpieces of Japanese...

Rankafu : orchid print album : masterpieces of Japanese woodblock prints of orchids / Stephen Kirby,...

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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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Full title

Rankafu : orchid print album : masterpieces of Japanese woodblock prints of orchids / Stephen Kirby, Toshikazu Doi, Toru Otsuka.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Richmond, Surrey : Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2018.

Call Numbers

G 2019/2675

Record Identifier

74VKVxPMPaK3

MMS ID

991024244810702626

Language

English

Formats

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...

Publication information

Publisher

Richmond, Surrey : Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2018.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2018.

More information

Scope and Contents

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...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Rankafu : orchid print album : masterpieces of Japanese woodblock prints of orchids / Stephen Kirby, Toshikazu Doi, Toru Otsuka.

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2018

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2019/2675

Record Identifier

74VKVxPMPaK3

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVxPMPaK3

Other Identifiers

ISBN

9781842466681 hardcover

1842466682 hardcover

DDC

769.952

MMS ID

991024244810702626

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