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230 ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS.

paintings or drawings of scenery. The following character
appears upon an oribon containing a series of views of
the scenery of Lake Biwa

KEI.
Views,
The word Dzu is used to signify a picture, view or
map examples of this character are given below.
;

iSh’
DZU. . DZU. DZU.
Picture^ View or Alap,
The latter mark is taken from a yehon of Hokusai’s
sketches, and the small characters to the right give the
word in Hira-kana letters for the information of those who
are unacquainted with Chinese words.
When a written description accompanies the paintings
or drawings, the words Kaishi or Dzuye are used to express
this the latter word is written in various styles, of which
;
two examples are given below.

DZUYE. DZUYE. KAISHI.
Paintings or Drawings with description.