Carry the spirit of Taishō-era Japan into every month of your year — when Tanigami Kōnan illustrated the flowers of the West through the eyes of a ukiyo-e master.
Each page of this 2026 wall calendar features a hand-carved woodblock print from Seiyō Sōka Zufu (西洋草花図譜, “Album of Western Plants and Flowers”), a landmark five-volume botanical series illustrated by Tanigami Kōnan (1879–1928) and published by the prestigious Kyoto house Unsōdō in 1917 — the sixth year of the Taishō era. Kōnan, a celebrated painter and textile designer from the Kyoto-Osaka region and master of kachō-e (flower-and-bird painting), applied the evolved ukiyo-e technique to flowers then considered exotic in Japan: cyclamen, tulips, roses, dahlias, and more. The result is a collection of 125 plates across five volumes — organized by season — that fuses Western botanical subject matter with Japanese compositional balance, asymmetry, and bold chromatic expression.
Front Cover — Aquilegia:
The calendar opens with a breathtaking aquilegia composition that sets the tone for the entire year. Kōnan renders the delicate spurred petals with the precision of a naturalist and the sensitivity of a poet, layering warm purples and soft whites against a luminous ground. The asymmetric arrangement — characteristic of the kachō-e tradition — gives the bloom room to breathe, as if caught mid-movement in a summer breeze. This cover image is both an invitation and a promise: twelve months of botanical wonder await within.
Back Cover — Primrose:
The calendar closes with a primrose composition of quiet elegance. Kōnan’s primrose clusters in soft yellows and creamy whites, their five-petaled faces turned toward an unseen light source with botanical accuracy and artistic grace. The back cover mirrors the front in its compositional restraint, offering a sense of completion — a full year bookended by two of nature’s most beloved blooms, rendered in the timeless language of Japanese woodblock printing.
Why This Calendar Inspires:
- Twelve original woodblock prints spanning Aquilegia, Cyclamen, Pansy, Daffodil, Tulip, Poppy, Fuchsia, Rose, Petunia, Dahlia, Nasturtium, Matricaria & Salpiglossis, and Iris
- A rare fusion of Western botanical subjects and Japanese ukiyo-e artistry from 1917 Taishō-era Japan
- Each month is a collectible print — frame your favorites when the year ends
- Published by Unsōdō, Kyoto’s legendary art woodblock house, still active today
Product Details:
- Format: Spiral-bound wall calendar, 2026
- Pages: 12 monthly illustrated plates + cover and back cover
- Binding: Spiral with centered hanging hole for easy display
- Dimensions: 11″ × 8.5″ (Matte) or 14″ × 11.5″ (Glossy)
- Paper: Thick, high-quality stock — matte writable grids, glossy premium finish
- Cover: Aquilegia woodblock print / Back: Primrose woodblock print
Perfect For:
- Botanical art collectors and ukiyo-e enthusiasts
- Japan history and Taishō-era culture lovers
- Home office, studio, or library wall décor
- Thoughtful gifts for gardeners, artists, and nature lovers
- Stationery and paper goods connoisseurs
- Anyone who believes a calendar should be worth framing
Carry the spirit of Taishō-era Japan into your everyday — twelve months, twelve blooms, one extraordinary year.
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