{"product_id":"shashincho-kusabana-photo-album-of-flowers-circa-1843-an-unknown-artist-s-botany-album-with-25-pages-of-floral-watercolor-paintings-and-sketches","title":"Shashinchō Kusabana (Photo Album of Flowers), Circa 1843. An Unknown Artist’s Botany Album, with 25 Pages of Floral Watercolor Paintings and Sketches","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Roboto; color: #5f6368; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eShashinchō Kusabana (Photo Album of Flowers), Circa 1843. An Unknown Artist’s Botany Album, with 25 Pages of Floral Watercolor Paintings and Sketches\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eA 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eSome of the paintings are dated to the Tenpo Era, the last inscribed one stating Tenpo 14, or 1843.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eOne manuscript in folio (30.3 x 21.5), 25 leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634714313015,"sku":null,"price":1275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20251220_193406.jpg?v=1769896857","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/shashincho-kusabana-photo-album-of-flowers-circa-1843-an-unknown-artist-s-botany-album-with-25-pages-of-floral-watercolor-paintings-and-sketches","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}