Description Flowers of Edo features 100 illustrations from the historical botanical art book, Honzou-zufu , and breathes new life into this work from the Edo period of Japan.
Herbalism (Phytomedicine), the study of plants and minerals used for medical purposes, has long been popular in China.
As herbalism developed, it was brought to Japan in the eighth century and, by the seventeenth century, became a fully fledged field of study.
Honzou-zufu ,.
Pie International Flowers of edo: a guide to classical japanese flowers, paperback/kazuhiko tajima
