Japanese Archival Note Card, Brassocattleya Madame Charles Maron Var. Oyamazaki by Ikeda Zuigetsu: Ranka-Fu Orchid Series

A pink and white bloom with a ruffled lip leans from long dark leaves.

This archival note card of the orchid Brassocattleya Madame Charles Maron var. Oyamazaki from the Ranka-Fu orchid series is from Japan. Orchid portraits of this kind belong to a long tradition of botanical illustration, in which growers and artists recorded named hybrids and varieties by their flowers. A large flower with pale pink petals and a frilled lip streaked with purple and yellow sits on a short stem above long dark green leaves. The ground is a smooth olive green inside a pale frame. It is 5 inches long and 7 high.

A frilly lip, held with total poise.