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Worshipers celebrate kanbutsue by decorating a hanamidō with peonies in a print from the Tōtosaijiki, a work recording different seasonal events in Edo (now Tokyo). (Courtesy National Diet Library)
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From left: A print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicts a hungry cat eying a bowl of goldfish. (courtesy Colbase); an image from the work Shokunin-zukushi ekotoba (Illustrated Story of Craftsmen) shows a seller of mosquito nets (courtesy National Diet Library).
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From left: A print by Utagawa Hiroshige II depicting the wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine, from the series Thirty-Six Views of the Eastern Capital (courtesy National Diet Library); Wisteria and Wagtail (Fuji sekirei) by Katsushika Hokusai (courtesy Colbase).
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