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I Saw the Botanical Illustrations of Hisao Yamada, the Phantom Artist Who Supported Tomitaro Makino｜中山道雄

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Dr. Tomitaro Makino (1862–1957) was a botanist from Kochi Prefecture who named over 1,500 species of plants. The doctor, who collected over 400,000 botanical specimens in his lifetime, had a partner who was a master of botanical illustration. Hisao Yamada (1882–1941) was born in Fukushima Prefec

Dr. Tomitaro Makino (1862–1957) was a botanist from Kochi Prefecture who named over 1,500 species of plants. The doctor, who collected over 400,000 botanical specimens in his lifetime, had a partner who was a master of botanical illustration. Hisao Yamada (1882–1941) was born in Fukushima Prefecture and was active from the end of the Meiji era through the early Showa era. He worked on the botanical illustrations featured in Dr. Makino's "Flora of Japan" and "Makino's Illustrated Flora of Japan," leaving behind exquisite and beautiful works. I visited the first special exhibition held at the…

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