Japan has it covered

Revered in ancient Aztec and Mayan civilizations

Lovely branch of white flowers and pale blue pods

the diminutive of the Spanish word vaina (vaina itself meaning a sheath or a pod)

This photochrom image is taken between 1890 and 1900

Pattedyr XIV Størrelse i cm:50x70 Japan has it coveredFrom the amazing work on Danish zoology we have added more plates and converted them into fine prints, depicting mammals living on both land and in the ocean. Whale II and friends is one of many prints detailing these beautiful mammals. Printed with Japanese archival ink on a matte Hahnemhle paper in our own studio in rural Copenhagen, Denmark. Design no. 7705 Explore the entire Zoologia Danica Mammals collection