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Hibiya Mitsu Zō (Portrait of Hibiya Mitsu)
By Kanō Norinobu Colored silk canvas; scroll First year of Meiji (1868) This is a portrait of Kenjirō's grandmother, the 80 year-old...


Daikokuten Zu (Painting of Daikokuten)
By Shunkansai Hokushin Painting on silk; one side Late Edo period This painting of Daikokuten (大黒天図), a Japanese deity of fortune and...


Wakanryūgaki zu (Collection of Japanese and Chinese Drawings)
Author: Suzuki Gako Colored silk canvas; double-width cloth Latter part of the Edo period Ryūgakizu (流書図) is a collection of copies of...


Wadoku-taiyaku-jirin (Japanese-German Dictionary)
Hibiya Kenjirō (日比谷健次郎) (1836–1886) and Katō Suikei (加藤翠渓) (1818–1895) published Japan's first Japanese-German dictionary, Wadokutaiyaku...
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