Honzo Zufu: Hokusabu: (Aromatic Plants from Iconographia Plantarum)
by Kan'en Iwasaki
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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About This Item
Rare set of 3 volumes of aromatic herbs from Kan'en Iwasaki's multi-volume botanical series Honzo Zufu: Hokusabu (Iconographia Plantarum), originally compiled from 1828 and later published in 92 volumes.
This set of 3 volumes (volumes 6, 7, 8 in the series) includes 21 pages of text and indexes, and 100 color woodcuts of fragrant herbs or medicinal plants.
Plants include angelica, peony, pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, turmeric, jasmine, tulip, rosemary, and many more. The plants were used in Chinese traditional medicine or kanpo.
Condition: Washi paper covers scuffed, but interior clean and bright, color plates vivid and vibrant.
Kan'en Iwasaki or Tsunemasa Iwasaki (1786–1842) was a Japanese botanist, zoologist and entomologist. His botanical studies were influenced by Johann Weinmann.
This set of 3 volumes (volumes 6, 7, 8 in the series) includes 21 pages of text and indexes, and 100 color woodcuts of fragrant herbs or medicinal plants.
Plants include angelica, peony, pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, turmeric, jasmine, tulip, rosemary, and many more. The plants were used in Chinese traditional medicine or kanpo.
Condition: Washi paper covers scuffed, but interior clean and bright, color plates vivid and vibrant.
Kan'en Iwasaki or Tsunemasa Iwasaki (1786–1842) was a Japanese botanist, zoologist and entomologist. His botanical studies were influenced by Johann Weinmann.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Florilegius (JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Flo114
- Title
- Honzo Zufu: Hokusabu
- Author
- Kan'en Iwasaki
- Illustrator
- Kan'en Iwasaki
- Format/Binding
- Japanese four-hole stab binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1916
- Size
- Quarto, 25 x 17cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ukiyo-e, aromatic, plant, herb, Honzo Zufu, Kan'en Iwasaki
- Bookseller catalogs
- Japanese Woodblock;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Florilegius
Biblio member since 2019
Tokyo, Tokyo
About Florilegius
Tokyo-based bookseller specializing in European illustrated books from the 18th to 19th century, mainly botanical, zoological, costume and travel. Also Japanese ukiyo-e and woodblock botanicals, flower arrangement, etc.
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