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The Giant Lotus in the Amazon River (Amazon gawa no daionihasu) from Ehagaki sekai


Postcard of gigant lotus in the Amazon River
「南亜米利加アマゾン河の上流にヴィクトリアレジァといふ大鬼蓮がある。葉の直径五六尺あって其質が硬強なので、盥舟の様に子供が乗ってあそぶそうだ。これを現世の一蓮托生と言ってよからう」
Japanese
Late Meiji era
1908
Place of Creation: Japan

Medium/Technique Color lithograph; ink on card stock
Dimensions Overall (trimmed): 13.8 x 8.8 cm (5 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Collection of Japanese Postcards
Accession Number2002.2156
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

ProvenanceEx. Jaeger Collection

Leonard A. Lauder Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Fractional gift of Lauder (Accession date: March 20, 2002); ex. Jaeger Collection