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Flowers & Botanicals

3,576 works

Hand-colored design drawing of a round bouquet brooch with red, blue and green gemstones in gold settings.

Bouquet brooch

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1892

Grey ink and wash drawing of a tall flowering branch with blossoms, buds and leaves on an irregular sheet.

Flower Study

Harry Fenn, c. 1857-1911

Engraved title page with a botanical garland of ferns and flowers surrounding French text for Persian cloth designs.

Cover for Collection of New Flowers of Taste for the Manufacture of Persian Cloth, Invented and Drawn by Jean Pillement

Johann Heinrich Hess, 1765/70

Two ornamental brooch designs on tan paper, one with faceted gems and red accents, one in brown ink with scrolling foliage.

Flower brooch

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1900

Pencil sketch of a strawberry blossom on a stem, with handwritten colour notes beside it and a red stamp in the corner.

Strawberry Blossom

John La Farge, c. 1850-1910

Engraved botanical bouquet of ferns, flowers and berries on a pale sheet, from a Jean Pillement design collection.

Bouquet, from Collection of New Flowers of Taste for the Manufacture of Persian Cloth, Invented and Drawn by Jean Pil…

Johann Heinrich Hess, 1765/70

Four ink and wash designs of floral brooches with five-petaled flowers, leaves and pendant drops on tan paper.

Floral brooches

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1910

Green thunder god Raijin with horns and drum tassels, swirling gray wind behind him, painted on pale paper.

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): God of Thunder (Raijin)

Kamisaka Sekka, 1909

Pen and ink drawing of a spiny-leaved Acanthus spinosus plant with a tall flower spike growing from an urn.

Acanthus Spinosus, Presentation Drawings

Peter Bonnett Wight, 1877

Gouache design of interlaced green and gold ornamental forms with pearl-like dots on brown paper.

Floral brooches

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1905

Watercolor of a courtier in blue robe and black hat beside bamboo fence, with blue bellflowers and tall grasses.

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Nakaguni (Nakaguni)

Kamisaka Sekka, 1909

Engraved print of a bouquet with hyacinth blossoms and two passion flowers, labeled Jacinthe et Grenadille.

Hyacinthe and Passion Fruit Flower, plate two from Mes Petits Bouquets

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of an oval floral brooch with scrolls and leaves on ochre paper.

Floral brooch

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1905

Watercolor fan painting of six robed figures in Japanese courtly dress, overlapping within a curved fan frame.

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)

Kamisaka Sekka, 1909

Hand-painted cutting showing three red flowers with green leaves on branching stems, on aged yellowed paper.

Manuscript Cutting with Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a symmetrical brooch design with looping lines and circular floral motifs on tan card.

Floral brooch

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1902

Seated figure seen from behind in a green pine-patterned robe, lavender skirt and tall black headdress, on a pale ground.

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Late Spring (Boshun)

Kamisaka Sekka, 1909

Red and green stylized flowers and stems in a red-bordered decorated initial from a manuscript page.

Decorated Initial with Flowers from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Three pencil and ink sketches of floral brooch designs with stylized leaves and circular motifs on ochre paper.

Floral brooches

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1902

Japanese-style drawing of lilies, peonies and carnations arranged along a dark diagonal stream on beige paper.

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Flower boat (Hanabune)

Kamisaka Sekka, 1909

Decorated manuscript initial in red and grey with a pink flower sprig and green leaves, beside musical notation.

Decorated Initial "A" with Flower from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Pen drawing of a flower brooch design with three blossoms and curling leaves on a tan hexagonal sheet.

Flower brooch

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1910

Ink and watercolor drawing of a seated woman in a blue fan-patterned kimono on a wooden stool, by Kamisaka Sekka.

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Idleness (Tsurezure)

Kamisaka Sekka, 1909

Decorated manuscript initial with a red flower on a green stem, framed by wavy red patterns and gothic lettering above.

Decorated Initial "T" with Flower from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Pen and ink floral ornament with buds and scrolling leaves inside a circle on an octagonal brown card.

Floral watch

Pierre-Georges Deraisme, 1895

Two women kneel at a wooden fulling block, one beating silk with a mallet, in colorful patterned kimono on pale paper.

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Fulling Silk (Uchiginu)

Kamisaka Sekka, 1909

Decorated manuscript initial with a red flower and green leaves inside an oval, surrounded by wavy red patterns and rosettes.

Decorated Initial "O" with Flowers from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Engraving of a seated Madonna in a jeweled headdress embracing a nude infant before a draped curtain.

Madonna with Flower Vase

Barthel Beham, c. 1528/1530

Woman in blue kimono carrying a green basket walks along a path between pastel fields in a flat, decorative Japanese-style dr

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Spring Field (Haru no tanomo)

Kamisaka Sekka, 1909

Vertical illuminated border with red and blue scrolling foliage, a bird, strawberries and flowers on a pale gold ground.

Illuminated Border with Bird, Strawberries and Flowers from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, n.d.

Kneeling woman, in profile, with floral motifs

Henry Cros, 1891

Stylized drawing of purple flowers, green leaves, a large dark paulownia leaf and an outlined chrysanthemum cluster on cream

Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Chrysanthemum and Paulownia (Kikukiri)

Kamisaka Sekka, 1909