Kyuko zufu
These ancient design motifs were collected by TAKASHIMA Chiharu, a painter in the late Edo period.
Image List
See Also
Bingata
Shushu
Betsugonomi kyozome: Miyako no omokage
Kyuko zufu
Kyuko Zuroku
Hisui Sosaku Zuanshu
Tomonhyakka
Chiyogami Collection
Cho senshu (Thousand butterflies)
Umetsukushi
Hisui hyakka-fu (Flowers drawn by SUGIURA Hisui)
Hyaku cho zuan (One hundred butterfly designs)
Kairo (Sea Route)
Meiji zuan bunmeiburi
Cherry blossom designs by TAKIZAWA Kuniyuki
Yatsuo no tsubaki
Waritsuke to sarasa
Hokusai Moyo Gafu (Pattern Album by KATSUSHIKA Hokusai)
Chiyogami Samples
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