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Shakuyaku kafu (Peony illustrations)

This is an illustrated book on peonies published in 1898. The peony has long been introduced from China as a medicinal herb, and many garden varieties were created during the Edo period (1603-1868).

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日出世界

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染鹿子

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連城璧

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大花笠

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白珠殿

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一天四海

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月宮殿

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羅生門

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羅綾袂

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湊川

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花筏

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九重

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千代鏡

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倭三階

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三室錦

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