Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1   Introduction

1.1   Drawing Plants and Animals

1.2   Species and Stylistic Variation

1.3   Questions

1.4   Answers

1.5   Japanese Woodblock Prints of Flowers and Birds

1.6   Approach

Chapter 2   Flowers and Birds

2.1   Flowers and Birds

2.2   Names

2.3   Artist’s Choice of Species

2.4   Flower Species’ Descriptions

2.5   Bird Species’ Descriptions

Chapter 3   Style

3.1   Choice of Style

3.2   Eight Stylistic Schools

3.3   Revealing Flower and Bird Spirit

3.4   Kanō School

     3.4.1   Social Setting

     3.4.2   Painting Books

     3.4.3   Enyclopedias

     3.4.4   Summary

3.5   Ukiyo-e School

     3.5.1   Social Setting

     3.5.2   Wall Decoration

     3.5.3   Art Instruction

     3.5.4   Poetry Illustration

     3.5.5   Nature Appreciation

     3.5.6   Summary and Comparison

3.6   Rinpa School

     3.6.1   Social Setting

     3.6.2   Art Instruction Books

     3.6.3   Summary and Comparison

3.7   Nagasaki School

     3.7.1   Social Setting

     3.7.2   Art Instruction Books

     3.7.3   Summary and Comparison

3.8   Nanga School

     3.8.1   Social Setting

     3.8.2   Art Instruction Books

     3.8.3   Decorative Prints

     3.8.4   Summary and Comparison

3.9   Maruyama-Shijō School

     3.9.1   Social Setting

     3.9.2   Art Instruction Books

     3.9.3   Poetry Illustration

     3.9.4   Summary and Comparison

3.10   Nihonga School

     3.10.1   Social Setting

     3.10.2   Wall Decoration

     3.10.3   Art Instruction Books

     3.10.4   Nature Appreciation

     3.10.5   Summary and Comparison

3.11   Sōsaku Hanga School

     3.11.1   Social Setting

     3.11.2   Flower-Bird Prints

     3.11.3   Summary and Comparison

Chapter 4   Artists, Editors and Publishers

4.1   Information about Artists, Editors and Publishers

Chapter 5   Appendices

Appendix 1   Kanji ideogram names of flowers and birds

Appendix 2   Kanji ideogram names of artists, editors and publishers

Appendix 3   Species’ common and family names

Chapter 6   Bibliography

6.1   Additional Reading

     6.1.1   Flower-Bird Names

     6.1.2   Flower-Bird Symbolism

     6.1.3   Flower-Bird Prints

     6.1.4   Kanō School

     6.1.5   Ukiyo-e School

     6.1.6   Rinpa School

     6.1.7   Nagasaki and Nanga Schools

     6.1.8   Maruyama-Shijō School

     6.1.9   Nihonga School

     6.1.10   Sōsaku Hanga School

     6.1.11   Multiple Schools

     6.1.12   Japanese Artists

6.2   English-Language Literature Cited

Index

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