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51   Yoshitsuna Utagawa, more than 15 FBP, Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki) and Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus), included in Ehon Kachō Soroi (Complete Picture Book of Flowers and Birds), 1860s, 180 x 120 mm

52   Satarō Nagao, more than 15 FBP, cotton-rose (Hibiscus mutabilis) and red avadavat (Amandava amandava), included in Kachō Sōmoku Saishiki Gafu (Dainty Picture Album of Flowers, Birds and Plants), 1891, 180 x 120 mm

53   Bakufū Ohno, more than 15 FBP, China rose (Rosa chinensis) and Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane), mid-1900s, 265 x 390 mm

54   Sōzan Itō, more than 15 FBP, Japanese-pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum) and Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus), early 1900s, 260 x 175 mm

55   Seisai Itō, more than 15 FBP, Chinese milk-vetch (Astragalus sinicus), dandelion (Taraxacum sp.), violet (Viola sp.) and skylark (Alauda arvensis), included in Shunjū Nishiki-e (Brocade Pictures of Spring and Fall), 1881, 165 x 245 mm

56   Eiichi Kotozuka, more than 15 FBP, lespedeza (Lespedeza sp.), eulalia grass (Miscanthus sinensis), knotweed (Polygonum sp.) and Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), mid-1900s, 205 x 145 mm

57   Kanrin Okada, more than 15 FBP, sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) and black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus), included in Kanrin Gafu (Picture Album by Kanrin), 1845, 370 x 270 mm

58   Itsujirō Miwa, more than 15 FBP, China rose (Rosa chinensis) and green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), included in Shoshoku Hikkei Kachō Gafu (Picture Album of Flowers and Birds, a Manual for Artisans), 1890, 110 x 170 mm

59  Kōyō Nakagawa, more than 15 FBP, florist’s chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum grandiflorum) and varied tit (Sittiparus varius), 1930, 240 x 345 mm

60   Kyōzō Yamada, more than 15 FBP, Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis) and mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), 1935, 390 x 295 mm

61   Unga Tachibana, more than 15 FBP, common reed (Phragmites australis) and little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius), included in Banshō Gashiki (Drawing Methods for All Things in the Universe), 1894, 300 x 225 mm

62   Raijirō Ichikawa, more than 10 FBP, Japanese banana (Musa basjoo), aster (Aster sp.), domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) and Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus), included in Kansai Gafu (Picture Album by Kansai), 1891, 175 x 240 mm 

63   Gyōsui, more than 10 FBP, fan columbine (Aquilegia flabellata) and varied tit (Sittiparus varius), early 1900s, 130 x 260 mm

64   Shōtei Takahashi, more than 10 FBP, plum (Prunus mume) and Japanese bush-warbler (Cettia diphone), mid-1900s, 150 x 100 mm

65   Moronobu Hishikawa, more than 10 FBP, plum (Prunus mume) and Japanese bush-warbler (Cettia diphone), included in Iwaki Ezukushi (Collection of Pictures of Rocks and Trees), 1683, 370 x 260 mm

66   Bunchō Tani, more than 10 FBP, common reed (Phragmites australis) and white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons), included in Bunchō Gafu (Picture Album by Bunchō), 1807, 160 x 230 mm

67   Sadahide Utagawa, more than 10 FBP, cherry (Prunus sp.) and woodpecker (Dendrocopos sp.), included in  Banshō Shashin Zufu (Varieties of Natural Phenomena), 1864, 120 x 180 mm

68   Koji Shōsō, more than 10 FBP, blackberry-lily (Belamcanda chinensis) and Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora), included in Kachō Gafu (Picture Album of Flowers and Birds), 1832, 320 x 225 mm

69   Yonezō Kobayashi, more than 10 FBP, scabious patrinia (Patrinia scabiosifolia), eulalia grass (Miscanthus sinensis), black-billed magpie (Pica pica) and Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), included in Shashin Tori Kagami (Mirror of Birds in Naturalistic Representation), 1880, 180 x 120 mm

70   Eitaku Kobayashi, more than 10 FBP, right- Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) and common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), included in Banbutsu Hinagata Gafu (Picture Album of Models for Many Things), 1880, 150 x 230 mm

71   Takematsu Takahashi, more than 10 FBP, Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda), common garden peony (Paeonia lactiflora), leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum) and barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), included in Sōmoku Kachō Zue (Collection of Pictures of Plants, Flowers and Birds), 1881, 240 x 180 mm

72   Hokkei Totoya, more than 10 FBP, rape (Brassica napus) and green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), early 1800s, 185 x 205 mm

73   Tomikichirō Tokuriki, more than 10 FBP, Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata) and northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), late 1900s, 300 x 780 mm

74   Unzan Yamazaki, more than 10 FBP, rush (Juncus sp.), mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) and common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), included in Unzan Gafu (Picture Album by Unzan), 1880, 190 x 150 mm

75   Gyokuei Nabeta, more than 10 FBP, oak (Quercus serrata), woodpecker (Dendrocopos sp.), included in Mōhitsu Kachō Gajō (Picture Album of Flowers and Bird Brush Paintings), 1899, 180 x 120 mm

76   Sadatoshi Nakaji, more than 10 FBP, camellia (Camellia japonica) and great tit (Parus major), included in Ehon Hitsuyō (The Indispensable Book for Painting), 1751, 360 x 255 mm

77   Gyokushō Kawabata, more than 10 FBP, Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica) and Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus), early 1900s, 235 x 235 mm

78   Kōtei Fukui, more than 10 FBP, kudzu (Pueraria lobata) and Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), included in Kachō Gafu (Picture Album of Flowers and Birds), 1896, 360 x 250 mm

79   Suikō Fukuda, more than 5 FBP, foxtail millet (Setaria italica), aster (Aster sp.) and Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), 1936, 265 x 400 mm

80   Kanpo Araki, more than 5 FBP, weeping cherry (Prunus subhirtella) and green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), included in Mōhitsu Etehon (Practice Book of Brush Paintings), 1897, 320 x 225 mm

81   Kazan Watanabe, more than 5 FBP, sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) and Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), included in Kazan Gafu (Picture Album by Kazan), 1907, 330 x 255 mm

82   Toyohiro Utagawa, more than 5 FBP, plum (Prunus mume) and cockatoo (Cacatua sp.), early 1800s, 165 x 220 mm

83   Kagei Tatebayashi, more than 5 FBP, egret orchid (Habenaria radiata) and little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius), included in Kōrin Manga (Sketches by Kōrin), 1817, 160 x 240 mm

84   Gesshō Chō, more than 5 FBP,  heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) and brown-eared bulbul (Ixos amaurotis), included in Fukei Gasō (Thicket of Pictures Without Shapes), 1817, 360 x 265 mm

85   Kagematsu Utagawa, more than 5 FBP, dandelion (Taraxacum sp.) and green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), included in Dokushū Mōhitsu Etehon (Practice Book of Brush Painting for Self Learning), 1840s, 250 x 175 mm

86   Gyokusuisai Fujiwara, more than 5 FBP, plum (Prunus mume) and turtle-dove (Streptopelia sp.), included in Gazu Senyō (Selected Essentials of Painting), 1766, 175 x 260 mm

87   Hodō Nishimura, more than 5 FBP, cherry (Prunus sp.) and rock dove (Columba livia), 1937, 270 x 410 mm

88   Hanko Kajita, more than 5 FBP, florist’s chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum grandiflorum) and Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), early 1900s, 325 x 230 mm

89   Sesshōsai Shigefusa, more than 5 FBP, Fukien orchid (Cymbidium ensifolium) and Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus), included in Ehon Shūyō (Gathering of Leaves Picture Book), 1751, 180 x 255 mm

90   Mannen Suzuki, more than 5 FBP, florist’s chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum grandiflorum) and goldcrest (Regulus regulus), included in Yamato Nishiki Dai Shihen Mokuroku (Japanese Brocade 4th Edition Catalog), 1892, 180 x 120 mm

91   Shikō Munakata, more than 5 FBP, camellia (Camellia japonica) and mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), 1955, 310 x 390 mm

92   Shumman Kubo, more than 5 FBP, Chinese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa), aster (Aster sp.) and green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), early 1800s, 180 x 220 mm

93   Kakō Tsuji, more than 5 FBP, fringed pink (Dianthus superbus) and oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica), early 1900s, 225 x 325 mm

94   Chikutō Nakabayashi, more than 5 FBP, common reed (Phragmites australis), aster (Aster sp.) and white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons), included in Chikutō Kachō Gafu (Picture Album of Flowers and Birds by Chikutō), early 1900s, 380 x 280 mm

95   Shirō Takagi, more than 5 FBP, florist’s chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum grandiflorum) and rock dove (Columba livia), late 1900s, 310 x 370 mm

96   Suiun Komuro, more than 5 FBP, Chinese smilax (Smilax china) and varied tit (Sittiparus varius), early 1900s, 370 x 270 mm

97    Bihō Takahashi, more than 5 FBP, wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox) and Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), early 1900s, 245 x 270 mm

98   Chikuseki Yamamoto, more than 5 FBP, sasanqua camellia (Camellia sasanqua) and Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus), early 1900s, 250 x 240 mm

99   Jō, more than 5 FBP, Japanese iris (Iris ensata) and barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), early 1900s, 185 x 390 mm

100   Kan’ei Nishiyama, more than 5 FBP, wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox) and varied tit (Sittiparus varius), included in Kan'ei Gafu (Picture Album by Kan’ei), 1886, 370 x 265 mm

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