Two plants, a fruiting branch of a maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba) and a liane stem. Watercolour.

The liane depicted is a poisonous plant known in Japan as kohase

Ginkgo nuts are roasted or consumed with bird's-nest soup, they are also an oil-source though cause dermatitis in sensitive people

1 painting : watercolour, with ink

Lettering in Japanese script in black ink

The painting is contained in an album of Japanese watercolours of flowering plants, grasses and fungi

Wellcome Collection 23407i