{"product_id":"koyamaki-japanese-umbrella-pine-plate-8050","title":"Curtis Botanical – Plate 8050 – Koyamaki \/ Japanese Umbrella Pine","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal antique black-and-white botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 8050.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant: Sciadopitys Verticillata (Koyamaki \/ Japanese Umbrella Pine).\nNative to: Japan (endemic — found nowhere else on Earth).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sole living member of its entire plant family, unchanged for over 200 million years. One of the five sacred trees of Kiso — cutting them was a capital offense under feudal law. Named for Mount Koya, home to the Okunoin cemetery where over 200,000 people have been interred across eleven centuries. Koyamaki branches are the traditional offering placed on graves and altars at this sacred site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in London. Each print is an original page removed from a bound volume of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, the world's oldest continuously published botanical journal (founded 1787). Uncolored plate. Sold individually. Minor age-related toning consistent with 19th-century paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plate originated with the Royal Horticultural Society and passed through Wheldon \u0026amp; Wesley, one of the great natural history dealers of the 20th century. We came into the archive by accident and have spent the time since trying to share it as widely as we can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Curtis Botanical Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43042100281407,"sku":"CBM-8050","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3570\/0543\/files\/5814dc01ba914eefa9b29a574a8ec9cc.jpg?v=1774409131","url":"https:\/\/thriftywhiskers.com\/products\/koyamaki-japanese-umbrella-pine-plate-8050","provider":"Thrifty Whiskers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}