JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 11 Views and Explorations Because of this symbolism

Because of this symbolism

IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

John James (1785-1851)

when they were listed as part of his stock

approximately 40 miles north of Charleston

JAPANESE (Late 19th Century) - Lilies 11 Views and Explorations Because of this symbolismJAPANESE (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