Themes

Here is a list of pages on the theme with images.

OGATA Gekko “Genji gojuyo-jo (The Fifty-four Chapters of the Tale of Genji)”

Tokai Meisho Kaisei Gojusan Eki (Famous Places in Tokai – The Revised Fifty-Three Stations)

Waritsuke to sarasa

River Opening and Fireworks

Yurifu (An album of Lilies) by SAKAMOTO Konen

Yokuon Shunju Ryoen Oukafu

Cherry blossom designs by TAKIZAWA Kuniyuki

Asagao Zusetsu (Illustrated guide to Japanese morning glory)

NISHIKAWA Sukenobu kodai bijingafu (NISHIKAWA Sukenobu paintings of ancient beauties)

For remembrance : sixty views of sights and scenes in unique Japan

Fugaku Hyakkei (One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji) by KATSUSHIKA Hokusai

Umemi (Plum blossom viewing)

Snowy landscape

Creatures painted by MORI Shunkei

Cherry blossoms painted by SAKAMOTO Konen

Kinpu (Fungus album) by SAKAMOTO Konen

Oson gafu by SAKAI Hoitsu

Shokoku Meisho Hyakkei (One Hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces)

Joshi-no-Sekku (Momo-no-Sekku (Peach Festival), Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival))

Ancient patterns

Musashi Hyakkei (One Hundred Views of Musashi) by KOBAYASHI Kiyochika

Keinen flower-and-bird paintings (kacho-ga): Winter by IMAO Keinen

Ehon Momochidori

Autumn-leaf viewing

Tsuki no Hyakushi (One Hundred Aspects of the Moon)

Seiyo Kusabana Zufu (Western Flowers and Plants: Autumn and Winter)

Seiho gahaku hitsu junishijo (The Twelve Zodiac Signs by Painter Seiho)

Primroses painted by SAKAMOTO Konen

Meisho Edo Hyakkei (One Hundred Famous Views of Edo)

Tsukumogami Emaki

Korin Fan Painting Book

Flower and Bird Paintings by OBARA Koson

Seiyo Kusabana Zufu (Western Flowers and Plants: Summer)

All sorts of cherry blossoms

Tsutsujifu (An album of Azaleas) by SAKAMOTO Konen

Cherry blossom paintings in the Kokon Yoranko

Yokuon-en Renpu

Meiji zuan bunmeiburi

Keibun kacho gafu (Keibun flower-and-bird paintings) by MATSUMURA Keibun

Natsu-matsuri (Summer festival)

Chiyogami Collection

Omochiya chikusa (An anthology of toys) by KAWASAKI Kyosen

Dobutsuzu (Chart of animals)

Cho senshu (Thousand butterflies)

Nihonsan tsubaki no zu（Japanese Camelia blossoms）

Shin-hanga of KAWASE Hasui

KOBAYASHI Kiyochika's comic prints: Hyakumenso (One hundred faces)

Horses from abroad

Sansui gacho (Landscape album)

Tango gangu shu (A collection of toy paintings)

Souvenirs from Temples and Shrines in the Edo Period

Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) in Edo

Listening to the Sound of Insects

Tide picking, playing in the field, picking weeds

MIZUNO Toshikata Bijinga (MIZUNO Toshikata’s paintings of beautiful women)

Illustrations for NATSUME Soseki's Wagahai wa neko de aru (I am a cat)

Keinen flower-and-bird paintings (kacho-ga): Autumn by IMAO Keinen

Korin Gafu by NAKAMURA Hochu

Keinen flower-and-bird paintings (kacho-ga): Summer by IMAO Keinen

Koishikawa Botanical Garden Illustrated Guide to Plants and Trees

Genjimonogatari emaki (A narrative picture scroll of the Tale of Genji)

Yokai drawn by TORIYAMA Sekien

Ehon mizu ya sora

Keinen flower-and-bird paintings (kacho-ga): Spring by IMAO Keinen

Keiraku Meisho (Famous places in Kyoto)

Yokuon Shunju Ryoen Baito Sokafu

Ehon Mushierami (Picture book: selected insects)

Kairo (Sea Route)

Peony illustrations

Kyosai hyakki gadan (Kyosai’s paintings of the demon horde)

Famous scenes in Japan

Hisui Sosaku Zuanshu

Hana shobu zufu (An illustrated collection of irises) (Eisai)

Landscape prints by TAKAHASHI Shotei

Keiraku tokorodokoro (Various places in Kyoto)

Kachofu (An illustrated book of birds) by HATTORI Sessai

Shakuyaku kafu (Peony illustrations)

Hyakki yagyo emaki (Night parade of the demon horde)

Lithograph Works of ODA Kazuma

Tokyo Meisho-e (Tokyo landscapes) by INOUE Yasuji

Gyokushu shuga-cho (Gyokushu’s drawing lesson book)

Hyaku cho zuan (One hundred butterfly designs)

Famous Places of the Sixty Provinces

Tokaido meisho fukei (Famous Views of Tokaido Road)

Kacho gafu (Flower-and-bird paintings) by KONO Bairei

Baien kinpu (Baien fungus album)

SUGIURA Hisui's Mitsukoshi related work

Mutant Japanese morning glories painted by TAKANAWA Kido

Kyosai rakuga (Kyosai's Drawings for Pleasure)

Hisui hyakka-fu (Flowers drawn by SUGIURA Hisui)

Yumeji-style beauty

Yatsuo no tsubaki

Hundred hina dolls

Tsukimi (moon viewing)

HASHIGUCHI Goyo Hanga shu

Somoku gafu (Illustrated manual of plants and trees)

Okiagari koboshi gashu (Album of self-righting dolls)

KOBAYASHI Kiyochika's calendar

Wayou shiki kusabana baiyo zukai (Illustrated guide to cultivating seasonal flowers from Japan and the West)

Kodai moyo koseicho (Ancient patterns: restoration album)

Egoyomi (Picture calendars)

Seitei kacho gafu (Bird-and-flower painting album) by WATANABE Seitei

Katto to rinkaku (Cuts and outlines): A Taisho-period clip art collection

Hisui kacho zuan-shu (Hisui's album of bird-and-flower designs)

Chinka (Camellia blossoms)

Wakan hyaku monogatari (One hundred ghost stories of China and Japan)

KAWAMURA Seiichi's Nihon kinrui zusetsu (Illustrated guide to Japanese fungi)

Nishiki-e depicting the circus

Pattern book of Japanese sweets: Onkashihiinagata

Kokkei zuan (Collection of humorous designs)

Saigoku 33 sho junrei gakan (A picture album of the thirty-three pilgrimage places of the Western Provinces)

Fuji hyaku shokei (100 fine views of Mt. Fuji)

A painting book by IKEDA Koson

Cover and illustration of the magazine Hototogisu

Choyo-no-Sekku (Chrysanthemum Festival)

Tango-no-Sekku (Boy's Day celebration)

Seiyo Kusabana Zufu (Western Flowers and Plants: Spring)

Enjoying the Cool of the Evening

Shasei ihen: Tori no rui (Posthumous sketches: Birds)

Mushrooms in IWASAKI Tsunemasa's Honzo zufu (Illustrated herbal)

Moyoshu (Pattern collection)

Kicho seishazu (Sketches of rare birds)

Yokai depicted by UTAGAWA Kuniyoshi

YOSHIDA Hatsusaburo's panoramic bird's-eye views

Shingata sanjuroku kaisen (New forms of thirty-six ghosts)

Shobu zufu (An illustrated collection of irises)

Kikka meiji-sen (Selection of chrysanthemums of the Meiji era)

Kowatari sarasa fu (Patterns of imported sarasa)

Namazu-e (Catfish prints)

Imasugata (Modern figures)

Hikifuda: Auspicious advertising handbills

Nishiki-e prints related to calendars

KOBAYASHI Kiyochika’s Kosen-ga

Uke-e (Lucky period pictures)

Katto bukku (Cut book)

HATTORI Sessai's Yurika zu (Lily illustration)

Edo meisho hyakunin bijo (One hundred beauties of famous places in Edo)

Somoku kajitsu shashin zufu (Illustrated botanical atlas of plants, trees, flowers, and fruits)

Gyokuko gashu (Gyokuko's art album)

Book covers and interior illustrations by TAKEHISA Yumeji

Zuan hyakushu (One hundred design patterns)

UTAGAWA Hiroshige's Kacho-ga (Bird-and-flower prints)

Fujin fuzoku zukushi (A compendium of women's customs)

Gekko zuihitsu (Gekko's miscellany)

ASAI Chu gacho (ASAI Chu's painting album)

Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami (Mirror of Yoshiwara beauties)

Ukiyo-e depictions of railways

Sekka zusetsu (Illustrations of snow crystals)

Senshoku taikan (Compilation of kimono patterns)

Shiki nishiki (Brocade of the four seasons)

Chigusa no hana (A thousand varieties of flowers)

Hokusai Moyo Gafu (Pattern Album by KATSUSHIKA Hokusai)

Tanabata (Festival of the Weaver)

Betsugonomi kyozome: Miyako no omokage

Uma (Horse, the zodiac sign of 午)

KAJITA Hanko's Wakakusa (Young grass)

Chiyogami Samples

The first bonito of the season