A sample of a hydrangea leaf that was displayed at the exhibition “Siebold: The Man Who Showed Japanese Nature to the World.” This variety of hydrangea bears the scientific name H. otaksa, after his Japanese “wife,” Taki. (Photo courtesy of The University Museum, University of Tokyo)
Siebold obtained two specimens of the salamander in Japan and sent them alive to Holland. One of them survived the long journey and lived for more than 50 years in captivity. (Photo courtesy of National Museum of Nature and Science)
The exhibition Revisiting Siebold recreates the displays of Japanese artifacts shown by Siebold after his return to Europe in the nineteenth century.
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