Irises at Horikiri (Horikiri no hanashobu), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
The suburb of Horikiri was famous for its marshy land and flower cultivation, and the hanashōbu iris seen here was its most well-known product. Hanashōbu irises were popular not only in Edo (now Tokyo) but also in the West: German botanist and physician Philipp von Siebold brought them to Europe in the 1850s. Popular images like this one made the flower a symbol of Japan. The printer used glorious purples and delicate gradation to depict the flowers in this print, considered an iconic representation of nature in Japanese art. This version is a well-preserved first edition of the design.
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