Keika Hasegawa Chrysanthemum Blank Journal — Keika Hyakugiku 1893 Meiji Woodblock Mokuhanga

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, rendered in the mokuhanga technique used by Kyoto’s kimono designers as pattern references for formal ceremonial garments. The front cover features two hybrid chrysanthemum varieties: delicately coloured pink and white blooms; the back 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 blank journal
• Pages: 150 blank perforated pages (75 sheets) for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding that opens flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches (14.6 × 20.3 cm)
• Weight: Approximately 250g (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print
• Production barcode on back cover (0.5" × 0.5")

Perfect For

• Japanese art enthusiasts and Meiji era collectors celebrating Keika Hasegawa’s mokuhanga woodblock tradition
• Botanical artists and sketchers who prefer blank pages for floral drawings and pressed flower notes
• Lovers of the kiku and the imperial chrysanthemum tradition of Japan since the thirteenth century
• Kimono design admirers and textile historians drawn to the ogiku varieties of Kyoto’s ceremonial gardens
• Thoughtful gift for anyone captivated by the delicate beauty of Japanese botanical woodblock art
• Anyone who finds in a spider chrysanthemum beneath a palace name the quiet weight of centuries