Kishū Kumano iwatake tori by
Hiroshige II, a
Japanese woodblock print in the
ukiyo-e style, depicting the harvesting of
iwatake mushrooms (Umbilicaria esculenta) near
Kumano in the
Kishū Domain. Actually a
lichen that grows on rocks, iwatake (literally, "rock mushroom") are used in East Asia as both a food source and medicine.Restoration:
Adam Cuerden
Kishū Kumano iwatake tori by
Hiroshige II, a
Japanese woodblock print in the
ukiyo-e style, depicting the harvesting of
iwatake mushrooms (Umbilicaria esculenta) near
Kumano in the
Kishū Domain. Actually a
lichen that grows on rocks, iwatake (literally, "rock mushroom") are used in East Asia as both a food source and medicine.Restoration:
Adam Cuerden