有趣帖. [Yūshujō]. [Album with Elegance].

Shōwa 5. [1930].. Ten ink paintings presented in a cloth covered Japanese accordion style album. Upper and lower edges lightly insect damaged, insect damage in three small places within the album itself not affecting the paintings, title label a little nibbled but nevertheless a very pleasing album blue cloth case somewhat worn and faded, with toggles. 24.5 x 18cm. The ten paintings in this album depict a variety of subjects. They are the works of a skillful group of likely amateur ink painters organised by Seika Sanshō 栖霞山樵, and also include his own works. The ink paintings in this album are:

1) Landscape by Koshū 菰舟;
2) Orchid by Kikusui 菊水;
3) Landscape by Seika Sanshō;
4) Peaches by Koshū;
5) Landscape by Kikusui 菊水;
6) Crabs by Koken 菰軒;
7) Landscape by Rokumei 鹿鳴;
8) Narcissus by Seika Sanshō;
9) Landscape by Rokumei;
10) Otafuku [homely woman] mask by Seika Sanshō.

A double page explanation in calligraphy by Seika Sanshō, dated 1930, tells us that this album contains works produced at the second Seika-kai [gathering by Seika's group] and that he requested Yamada Kokō 山田古香 to contribute the title calligraphy. Kokō's calligraphy "Sei yō shu 静有趣” means "Tranquillity has elegance". Yamada Kokō [1852-1935] orginally from Sanuki Province [present Kagawa Prefecture] was a professional calligrapher based in Kyoto. .