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The Modern Era of Painters: Depicting Plants, Animals, and Archaeology
By Aiko Kurata / University of Tokyo Press / Released February 2, 2024

Content
Painters employed by modern Japanese universities and museums to illustrate scientific specimens of plants, animals, and archaeology. The reality of their production has not been brought to light. This book examines the significance of the broad activities of these painters, who contributed to the development of academia and also to the dissemination of knowledge to society through illustrations in magazines and pictorial books.

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https://www.utp.or.jp/book/b10042455.html
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