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Katsumasa was a naturalist and botanical illustrator who drew the pictures for several notable botanical works. This gallery shows the 53 pictures included in volume 1 of a ten volume, woodblock-printed book entitled Ensei Hakujō Gafu (Album of Far West Imports). It was published in 1855. Click on a picture to enlarge it. For this book Katsumasa focused on flowers imported to Japan from western countries. Each was drawn in a life-like way but surprsingly Katsumasa did not know the names of many of the plants that he chose to depict.
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Photo album created with Web Album Generator