Kachofu (An illustrated book of birds) by HATTORI Sessai
This is an illustrated book of birds by HATTORI Sessai (1807-?), a natural history painter active mainly in the late Edo period. On the back of each illustration, medicinal and culinary effects are noted, which can be found in the linked NDL Digital Collections.
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See Also
The NDL Image Bank is a public-domain digital gallery of the National Diet Library, the national library in Japan. Our website has thousands of out-of-copyright Japanese artworks and images from our library’s extensive collection!
The NDL Gallery is online content that you can enjoy using the digitized materials of the National Diet Library. It also provides information on exhibitions in the National Diet Library.
The NDL Digital Exhibitions features the NDL’s unique collections with explanations covering various themes such as nishiki-e, landscape photographs and historical materials. Discover your favorites!