A set of eight Japanese watercolors from the Yokohama Nursery Company late 19th century

Nos. 21-35, each painted with number and flower name, within later faux lacquer frames

By repute, commissioned for the gardens of Lowther Castle, England

Not examined out of frames. Some very slight bending to corners. Occassional fox marks. Some frames with losses to faux lacquer, some with areas of peeling.
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The Yokohama Nursery Company was founded in 1893 out of the Yokohama Gardener’s Association, which was started by four Japanese gardeners in order to encourage the sale of Japanese plants to the West. To achieve their goal, they sent catalogues to Europe and the United States each year featuring woodblock prints and photographs of their botanical offerings.