Image Archives

Morning glory Ipomoea nil

Asagao-36 kasen (36 varieties of the Japanese morning glory) (block-print) by Bankaen (1854)

Figure 16

Copyright 1998-2017 Yoshiaki Yoneda

"Fukakirekomi sunazuri koazami nakaba rangiku sibuiro kazukire makiginu yae Bankaen"; Deeply cut sand grinding thistle-like leaf and polymorphic brown multi-petal rolled double flower Bankaen

It is quite interesting that the leaf is thistle-like. The terminal part of the petals in the double flower rolls up and becomes like a roll of silk fabric. The cultivator of this plant is Bankaen, editor of this picture book.

Slide No. 073


1 x 1

4 x 4

2 x 2

lens 8 x 8


16 x 16

1 x 1 (thumbnail images) : For indexing
2 x 2, 4 x 4, 8 x 8 : For viewing on monitor
8 x 8, 16 x 16 : For printing

Edited by Yuuji Tsukii (Lab. Biology, Science Research Center, Hosei University)