Title: Shashinchō Kusabana (Photo Album of Flowers), Circa 1843. An Unknown Artist’s Botany Album, with 25 Pages of Floral Watercolor Paintings and Sketches
Condition: Very Good
A Late Edo Period, Mid 19th century manuscript, entitled Shashinchō Kusabana, or a Photo Album of Flowers. As the title would entail, the manuscript is an unknown artist’s album of botanical illustrations, with 16 beautiful watercolor painted full-page examples of flowers, and the rest being detailed sketches that remain unfinished.
Some of the paintings are dated to the Tenpo Era, the last inscribed one stating Tenpo 14, or 1843.
One manuscript in folio (30.3 x 21.5), 25 leaves
This manuscript is in very good shape, with some old wear, staining, and worming to the covers, mostly to the bottom half. There is damp staining to the lower corner.