Japanese Gardens Keepsake Box Note Cards

Galison's Japanese Gardens keepsake box holds 4 note cards each of four reproductions of colored woodcuts: Tree Paeonia Viewing, Camellia Viewing, Ipomea Viewing, and Wisteria Bridge. All are from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden.

The artist, Hiroshige II (1826-1869) was originally named Suzuki Chimpei, but took the name of his teacher, Ando Hiroshge, the undisputed master of the woodblock print.

The sturdy decorative box holds cards and envelopes neatly, and when the cards have been sent, it's great for storing all sorts of little things--from extra buttons to pearls.

16 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inch note cards, 4 cards each of 4 images, 17 buff-colored cross-hatched envelopes, Sturdy decorative box with hinged lid and magnetic closure measuring 5 x 6 x 1-1/4 inches, Interesting information about the artwork on the cards is printed on the inside lid of the box.

ISBN 9780735333161