Birds - A Longing for Wings - The Edo Museum Series 1

Birds - A Longing for Wings - The Edo Museum Series 1 / ISBN 9784875024804 / Color illustrations with Japanese descriptions - Latin and English names included / 192-page hardcover, 4.5 x 7.25 inches, published by Kousakusha

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Jewels with wings.

A visual book of selected items from Edo period natural history atlases, with a wide variety of natural objects as its theme. It features around 180 illustrations of birds in full color.

The charming design of this paperback-sized book is also appealing. Along with text explaining the origins of common names, the seasons when birds arrive, and waka poems used as seasonal words, the gorgeous yet somewhat ephemeral beauty of Japan emerges.