Translations: The Art and Life of Elizabeth Yeend Duer—Gyokushō 玉蕉

Gyokushō lived from 1889-1951, and came to Victoria from Tokyo in 1939. In Tokyo she trained with court painter Atomi Gyokushi, from whom she took her name, and painted in the Nihonga-style using watercolour on shikishi board. Once living in Victoria, she applied this style to the local flora and fauna.