Morning Glory, early 19th century, Watanabe Nangaku, Japanese, 1767 - 1831, 24 5/16 × 40 9/16 in. ( × cm) (image)47 9/16 × 46 7/8 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink and colors on paper, Japan, 19th century, In Japan, morning glories are called asagao, or 'face of the morning,' in reference to the fleeting beauty of a woman’s face in the morning. The plant was originally brought to Japan from China as medicine, but the beauty of their blooms soon captivated aristocrats, who wrote poems about the flower.

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