JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 4 Venice With the rest of Maximilian’s

With the rest of Maximilian’s company

21 x 17 inches

Stretching from the Rhône River to the Alpine frontier and south to the Mediterranean coast

Jean-Baptiste Bénard de LA HARPE (1683-1756)

JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 4 Venice With the rest of Maximilian’sJAPANESE (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