Meiji prints
This print displays the title page and table of contents of the Senshu no Hana album, including the titles of the twelve prints.
Name of the artist in the first column on the right of the red square
Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
池 | ike | pond | |
田 | ta | ricefield | |
輝 | kagaya(ku) | shine | |
方 | kata | person | The brush of |
筆 | fude | brush | Ikeda Terukata |
Followed by the series title in the second column from the right:
Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
千 | sen | thousand | |
種 | shu | type | |
の | no | ’s | A thousand |
花 | hana | flower | types of flowers |
In the first column from the right in the white/yellowish square is the word ‘Index’:
Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
目 | moku | eye | |
録 | roku | record | Index |
And the last column from the right contains the firm name of the publisher:
Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
滑 | kotsu | slide | |
稽 | kei | think | |
堂 | dō | temple | Kokkeidō |
Followed by a red seal with the name of the publisher:
Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
秋 | aki | autumn | |
山 | yama | mountain | Akiyama |
References
Provenance: Chris Uhlenbeck’s Hotei Japanese Prints