Trees and Greens Ripening Blessing – Edo Museum Bunko

From the masterpiece of Edo period botanical encyclopedias, “Honzo Zufu,” approximately 180 types of plants are introduced, ranging from vegetables and fruits to mushrooms and pine, bamboo, and plum.

This is a masterpiece collection of illustrations of “edible” plants.

The Edo period was a time when many new agricultural plants were introduced, some of which were used as famine foods, while also greatly stimulating people’s curiosity about food.