Egyptian blue water lily, Nymphaea caerulea, and star lotus, Nymphaea stellata.

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Egyptian blue water lily, Nymphaea caerulea, and star lotus, Nymphaea stellata. Handcoloured woodblock print from Konan Tanigami's "Seiyou Sokazufu" (Pictorial Album of Western Plants and Flowers: Summer), Unsodo, Kyoto, 1917. Tanigami (1879-1928) depicted 125 varieties of garden plants through the four seasons.

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Size: 5729px × 3939px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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