A fruit-bearing tree is known by its flowers / The dog and the monkey

One Hundred Pictures by Kyōsai (暁斎百図, Kyōsai Hyakuzu) - Plate 11
A fruit-bearing tree is known by its flowers / The dog and the monkey. One Hundred Pictures by Kyōsai (暁斎百図) Fruit trees are known from their blossoms. Thief and monkey. Japanese woodblock print.
One Hundred Pictures by Kyōsai (暁斎百図, Kyōsai Hyakuzu) - Plate 11
A fruit-bearing tree is known by its flowers / The dog and the monkey
Fruit trees are known from their blossoms. Thief and monkey.

Kawanabe Kyōsai
Woodblock print, ca. 1863–1866
From the series: One Hundred Pictures by Kyōsai (暁斎百図, Kyōsai Hyakuzu)
Format: small-format sheet (koban-ban), first edition
Publisher: Wakasaya Yoichi (若狭屋与市)
Dimensions: approx. 2 * 13 × 18 cm
Medium: polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e) on handmade washi paper
Edition & Printing Details
This sheet belongs to the first edition of Kyōsai Hyakuzu, published between 1863–1866.

Note
This description is part of an evolving research project. Very few collections of this kind exist worldwide, and each newly studied sheet refines our understanding of the series. The catalogue will be continuously updated and expanded — leaving room for fresh interpretations, new connections, and unexpected discoveries that keep the collection alive and intriguing.
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