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SEIGENSHA Art Publishing
| Address | 9-1 Umetadacho Kyotoshinakagyokukarasumahigashiiru Kyoto, JAPAN ZIP:604-8136 |
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Author: Koichi Watanabe
 Original text before translation
著者： 渡邊耕一
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Wholesale Price: Members Only
1 pc /set
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About 10 days
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A4 size*, 160 pages
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Country of manufacture: Japan
Material / component: Paper
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| Traded around the world as a "commodity In search of the mysterious medicinal herb *Contaraelha People's hopes and desires traverse the world. Kontaraeruha is mentioned in a Dutch medical book from the late Edo period. The story of the true symbiosis between people and plants, which has been traversed over 500 years from the 15th century to the present day, and over a vast space connecting Europe, America, and Asia, is described in this book. The name "kontara elha" comes from the Spanish word [contra yerba]. Contra is [(poison) disabling] and yerba is [grass]. In other words, [contra elba] was a [poison-disabling herb]. The traces of this now-defunct herb reveal the appearance and disappearance of several plants with the same name, highlighting the resourcefulness of the plant as a [commodity] traded worldwide as a spice and medicine. This is a unique collection of photographs by the author, who thinks about confronting and living in harmony with nature by thoroughly pursuing plants. ; This is a unique collection of photographs by an author who confronts nature and thinks about symbiosis by thoroughly pursuing plants; Koichi Watanabe teaches us how to dream with plants. Ana*tsin (Anthropologist) The author's work is a unique collection of photographs by an anthropologist; Koichi Watanabe (anthropologist) Koichi Watanabe was born in Osaka in 1967. Born in Osaka in 1967, Watanabe graduated from Osaka City University in 1990 and completed the photography course at IMI Institute in 2000. His debut book, "Moving Plants," was a photo and text book about the invasive alien species of weeds in Europe. [Moving Plants] (Seigensha) was published in 2015. |
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| Sea Mail | From Apr.20th 2026 to Jun.22nd 2026 |
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In search of the mysterious medicinal herb *Contaraelha
People's hopes and desires traverse the world.
Kontaraeruha is mentioned in a Dutch medical book from the late Edo period. The story of the true symbiosis between people and plants, which has been traversed over 500 years from the 15th century to the present day, and over a vast space connecting Europe, America, and Asia, is described in this book.
The name "kontara elha" comes from the Spanish word [contra yerba]. Contra is [(poison) disabling] and yerba is [grass]. In other words, [contra elba] was a [poison-disabling herb].
The traces of this now-defunct herb reveal the appearance and disappearance of several plants with the same name, highlighting the resourcefulness of the plant as a [commodity] traded worldwide as a spice and medicine.
This is a unique collection of photographs by the author, who thinks about confronting and living in harmony with nature by thoroughly pursuing plants. ; This is a unique collection of photographs by an author who confronts nature and thinks about symbiosis by thoroughly pursuing plants;
Koichi Watanabe teaches us how to dream with plants.
Ana*tsin (Anthropologist) The author's work is a unique collection of photographs by an anthropologist;
Koichi Watanabe (anthropologist) Koichi Watanabe was born in Osaka in 1967.
Born in Osaka in 1967, Watanabe graduated from Osaka City University in 1990 and completed the photography course at IMI Institute in 2000. His debut book, "Moving Plants," was a photo and text book about the invasive alien species of weeds in Europe.
[Moving Plants] (Seigensha) was published in 2015.