Daruma scene — 達磨図

This print depicts Daruma (Bodhidharma), the Indian monk credited with founding Zen Buddhism in China, a subject with a long history in Japanese painting and printmaking. Kiyochika's treatment likely emphasizes the monk's intense, wide-eyed gaze and characteristic red robe, drawing on the bold graphic conventions of the Daruma portrait tradition. Such images range from reverential devotional works to satirical or humorous depictions, and Kiyochika occasionally worked in the latter vein. The bold outlines and simplified forms of a Daruma subject would contrast with the atmospheric gradation of his landscape work, suggesting a more graphic, ink-painting-influenced compositional approach.