Hiroshi Aramata’s world, fully unleashed.
Neither a simple plant encyclopedia nor merely an art book.

Using flowers and butterflies as an entry point,
this volume travels across natural history, ornamentation, fine art, specimen culture, and even the realm of fantasy.
It feels real, yet somehow theatrical; scholarly, yet brimming with unstoppable romance.

A visual labyrinth packed tight with knowledge and obsession.

With every page, you realize:
humans have always found ways to re-gaze at nature, again and again.

For those who:
・Love both encyclopedias and art books
・Feel a thrill in museum specimen rooms
・Are drawn to books with a slightly obsessive affection

Not so much a book to read,
but a forest of images to wander into.