LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

A STAR OF THE EAST[Frontispiece]
From a Print by Toshikata
FACING PAGE
THE SWEET SCENT OF THE CHERRY BLOSSOM [30]
From a Print by Hiroshige
A CHERRY BLOSSOM PARTY [48]
From a Print by Hiroshige
STREET SCENE ON NEW YEAR’S DAY [72]
From a Print by Hiroshige
RICE PLANTING, PROVINCE OF HOKI [89]
From a Print by Hiroshige
AMATEUR CONCHOLOGISTS [110]
From a Print by Hiroshige
VIEW OF FUSI-YAMA FROM A TEA HOUSE [138]
From a Print by Hiroshige
KUTANI EARTHENWARE, DECORATED WITH POLYCHROME ENAMELS. EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY [146]
INCENSE-BURNER, AWATA FAYENCE. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
From “The Arts of Japan,” by Edward Dillon
BRONZE INCENSE-BURNER AND SMALL FLOWER-VASE. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY [154]
From “The Arts of Japan,” by Edward Dillon
KAKEMONO ON PAPER. ATTRIBUTED TO MATAHEI [160]
KAKEMONO ON PAPER. ATTRIBUTED TO SHIMMAN, UKIYO SCHOOL. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
From “The Arts of Japan,” by Edward Dillon
TEA HOUSE, NEAR TOKIO [170]
From a Print by Hiroshige
ÆRIAL TRANSPORT: BASKET SLUNG ON ROPES, PROVINCE OF HIDA [182]
From a Print by Hiroshige
A LABOUR OF LOVE [198]
From a Print by Toshikata
THE ETERNAL FEMININE [218]
From a Print by Toshikata
A MINISTERING ANGEL [242]
From a Print by Toshikata
FIREWORKS IN TOKIO (SUMMER) [264]
From a Print by Hiroshige
A SIGN OF THE TIMES [278]