Vintage Acorn and Oak Leaf Hand Colored Framed Engraving Style:Two Japan 1890-1970

Japan 1890-1970

"Float like a butterfly

and the timeless art of living

filled with orchids

building up the image from foreground to background

Vintage Acorn and Oak Leaf Hand Colored Framed Engraving Style:Two Japan 1890-1970Drawn from Franois Andr Michaux's landmark The North American Sylva, first published in Paris between 1810 and 1813, this hand colored engraving celebrates the enduring beauty of North America's native forests. The original botanical illustrations for the series were created by renowned French artists Pancrace Bessa and Pierre Joseph Redout, whose extraordinary precision brought scientific study and artistic mastery together on every page. Carefully