JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 11 Views and Explorations won the Presidency in 1844

won the Presidency in 1844

John James (1785-1851)

in 12 sheets

IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 11 Views and Explorations won the Presidency in 1844JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) Lilies Woodblock print and finished by hand on pith laid down on heavier stock 17 x 10 sheet Provenance: Nevins Memorial Library, MA Beautiful hand colored woodcuts from a Japanese nursery catalogue produced by the Yokohama Nursery Company for the export market. The company was formed at the end of the nineteenth for the purpose of exporting Japanese plants to the West, capitalizing on the prevailing wave of Japonism. The