Chrysanthemum Journal — Keika Hasegawa 1893 One Hundred Chrysanthemums Japanese Woodblock Print Ukiyo-e Meiji Era

In 1893, at the height of the Meiji era, Keika Hasegawa completed the third and final volume of Keika Hyakugiku — One Hundred Chrysanthemums — a series of woodblock prints documenting the ogiku varieties cultivated in Japan's imperial and private gardens. Only his work survives, and it is enough to establish him as one of the most accomplished botanical printmakers of the late ukiyo-e tradition.

The front cover features two hybrid chrysanthemum varieties from Keika Hyakugiku (1893): delicately coloured pink and white blooms rendered in the mokuhanga woodblock technique — the same visual language Kyoto's kimono designers used as pattern references for formal ceremonial garments. The back cover presents Seirioden — the Seiryo Palace Chrysanthemum — a variegated spider variety named after the imperial palace and carrying the full symbolic weight of the kiku as emblem of the Japanese imperial family since the thirteenth century.

Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 100 g
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print
• Note: small production barcode (0.5" × 0.5") on back cover

Perfect For

• Japanese art enthusiasts celebrating ukiyo-e woodblock printing and Meiji-era botanical heritage
• Chrysanthemum lovers and botanical illustration admirers drawn to Hasegawa's extraordinary legacy
• Kimono and textile design enthusiasts exploring traditional Japanese pattern books of Kyoto
• Collectors of Japanese botanical art and the ogiku chrysanthemum tradition
• Garden journalers celebrating chrysanthemums, Japanese floriculture, and the imperial flower of Japan
• A beautifully distinctive gift for lovers of Japanese culture, botanical art, and Meiji-era design

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