Description
2 pp. 10×7″. cover illustration of Japanese persimmons, a large Japanese house and compound in background. [Southampton]: P & O, Oct. 5, 1961.
A description of Japanese persimmon is on the verso; closely related to the American wild persimmon, the so-called Japanese persimmon, or Kaki, is a subtropical tree of Chinese origin that has been cultivated for several hundred years in Japan. This is number 6 in a series of 12 paintings of exotic fruits designed by Edward Burrett and drawn by Asgeir Scott. Near fine.
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