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Yūsai Picture Album (Yūsai gafu) 融齋畫譜, Nakabayashi Chikutō 中林竹洞 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Yūsai Picture Album (Yūsai gafu) 融齋畫譜
Nakabayashi Chikutō 中林竹洞
preface date: 1831 (Tenpō 2)

Album of Flowers and the Moon (Kagetsu jō) 花月帖
, Kawamura Kihō 河村琦鳳 Japanese, Woodblock-printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Album of Flowers and the Moon (Kagetsu jō) 花月帖
Multiple artists/makers
1836

Kyōsai’s Pictures of One Hundred Demons (Kyōsai hyakki gadan) 暁斎百鬼画談, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Kyōsai’s Pictures of One Hundred Demons (Kyōsai hyakki gadan) 暁斎百鬼画談
Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
1890 (first edition published posthumously in 1889)

Album of Calligraphy and Painting (Shoga jō) 書画帖, Tsukioka Settei Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Album of Calligraphy and Painting (Shoga jō) 書画帖
Multiple artists/makers
1830

Taiga Hall Painting Album (Taigadō gafu), Ike no Taiga Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Taiga Hall Painting Album (Taigadō gafu)
Ike no Taiga
Murase Kotei
1803

Shunkei Picture Album (Shunkei gafu) 春渓画譜, Mori Shunkei 森春渓 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Shunkei Picture Album (Shunkei gafu) 春渓画譜
Mori Shunkei 森春渓
1820

A Realistic Sketchbook by Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu) 北斎写真画譜, Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — A Realistic Sketchbook by Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu) 北斎写真画譜
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
1814 (Bunka 11)

Seihō Album of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Seihō jūnishi jō) 栖鳳画伯筆十二支帖, Takeuchi Seihō 竹内栖鳳 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink, color and metallic pigments on paper, Japan — Seihō Album of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Seihō jūnishi jō) 栖鳳画伯筆十二支帖
Takeuchi Seihō 竹内栖鳳
ca. 1905–6

Kōrin Picture Album (Kōrin gafu) 光琳画譜
, Nakamura Hōchū 中村芳中 Japanese, Woodblock printed book in two volumes (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Kōrin Picture Album (Kōrin gafu) 光琳画譜
Nakamura Hōchū 中村芳中
after 1826 (reprinted posthumously)

Kōrin Picture Album (Kōrin gafu) 光琳画譜, Nakamura Hōchū 中村芳中 Japanese, Woodblock-printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Kōrin Picture Album (Kōrin gafu) 光琳画譜
Nakamura Hōchū 中村芳中
1826 (reprinted posthumously)

Kan'ei Picture Album (Kan'ei gafu 完瑛画譜), Nishiyama Ken 西山謙一郎 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Kan'ei Picture Album (Kan'ei gafu 完瑛画譜)
Nishiyama Ken 西山謙一郎
1886, eleventh month (Meiji 19)

Collected Haiku Poems (Hokku shū) 発句集, Genki 源琦 (Komai Ki 駒井琦 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Collected Haiku Poems (Hokku shū) 発句集
Multiple artists/makers
1793

Untitled Picture Album of Twenty-five Watercolor Paintings, Nishiyama Hōen 西山芳園 Japanese, Orihon, accordion-style; ink and color on paper, Japan — Untitled Picture Album of Twenty-five Watercolor Paintings
Nishiyama Hōen 西山芳園
19th century

Gifts of the Ebb Tide (The Shell Book) (Shiohi no tsuto) 潮干のつと(都登), Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink, color, mica, and gold-leaf on paper, Japan — Gifts of the Ebb Tide (The Shell Book) (Shiohi no tsuto) 潮干のつと(都登)
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
probably 1789

Album of the New Year (Aratama jō) 新玉帖, Tani Bunchō 谷文晁 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style; bound); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper, Japan — Album of the New Year (Aratama jō) 新玉帖
Tani Bunchō 谷文晁
Onishi Chinnen 大西椿年
early 19th century, before 1829

Fragment of Vol. 157 of Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Mahaprajnaparamita sutra; Daihannyaharamittakyō) 大般若波羅蜜多経巻第一百五十七, Unidentified artist Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink on paper, Japan — Fragment of Vol. 157 of Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Mahaprajnaparamita sutra; Daihannyaharamittakyō) 大般若波羅蜜多経巻第一百五十七
Unidentified artist
1383, sixth month (Eitoku 3)

Jakuchū Picture Album (Jakuchū gajō} 若冲画帖, Itō Jakuchū 伊藤若冲 Japanese, Set of two woodblock printed books (orihon, accordion-style); ink on paper, Japan — Jakuchū Picture Album (Jakuchū gajō} 若冲画帖
Itō Jakuchū 伊藤若冲
ca. 1900

Album of Flowers and the Moon (Kagetsu jō) 花月帖
, Mori Tetsuzan 森徹山 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Album of Flowers and the Moon (Kagetsu jō) 花月帖
Multiple artists/makers
late 19th century reprint of original edition of 1836

Kinkadō's Album of Drawings by Keibun (Keibun Kinka chō) 景文錦華帖, Matsumura Keibun 松村景文 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Kinkadō's Album of Drawings by Keibun (Keibun Kinka chō) 景文錦華帖
Matsumura Keibun 松村景文
1898, seventh month (Meiji 31)

Kyōsai’s Drawings for Pleasure (Kyōsai rakuga) 暁齋樂画, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 Japanese, Set of two woodblock-printed books (one volume orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Kyōsai’s Drawings for Pleasure (Kyōsai rakuga) 暁齋樂画
Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
1881, seventh month (Meiji 14)

A Thousand Butterflies (Chō senshu) 蝶千種
, Kamisaka Sekka 神阪雪佳 Japanese, Set of two woodblock printed books (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — A Thousand Butterflies (Chō senshu) 蝶千種
Kamisaka Sekka 神阪雪佳
1904

Striking Views of Mount Fuji (Fuyō kikan) 芙蓉奇観, Yamada Sadazane 山田貞実 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style but bound); ink and color on paper, Japan — Striking Views of Mount Fuji (Fuyō kikan) 芙蓉奇観
Yamada Sadazane 山田貞実
Amano Genkai 天野元海
1828

Album of Sketches, Yūkakudō 幽覚堂 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Album of Sketches
Yūkakudō 幽覚堂
late 18th century (?)

Ōkyō Picture Album (Ōkyo gafu) 應舉画譜, Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper, Japan — Ōkyō Picture Album (Ōkyo gafu) 應舉画譜
Maruyama Ōkyo 円山応挙
Preface dated 1833; 1850, eleventh month (Kaei 3)

Album of the Phoenix Bird (Ranpō jō) 鸞鳳帖, Keian Tenrai 桂庵天籟 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper with metallic pigments, Japan — Album of the Phoenix Bird (Ranpō jō) 鸞鳳帖
Multiple artists/makers
1806 (Bunka 3)

Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji, Tosa School Japanese, Shikishi (poetry cards) mounted in an orihon album; calligraphies: ink on decorated paper; paintings: ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan — Scenes and Calligraphic Excerpts from The Tale of Genji
Tosa School
Ono no Ozū (Ono no Tsū)
early 17th century

Illustrations of Uji Tea Production, Saitō Motonari Japanese, Handscroll of thirty-two sheets reformatted as a folding album (orihon), Japan — Illustrations of Uji Tea Production
Saitō Motonari
Nindō Sōen
1803

Kyōsai’s Pictures of One Hundred Demons
, Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎 Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style binding); ink and color on paper, Japan — Kyōsai’s Pictures of One Hundred Demons
Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎
1890

Sixteen Illustrations of Ancient Ceremonial Displays
, Furuya Kōrin Japanese, Woodblock printed book (orihon, accordion-style binding), ink on paper, Japan — Sixteen Illustrations of Ancient Ceremonial Displays
Furuya Kōrin
1903