From a suite: Floral calendar of Japan
Ca. 1970
Unsodo Editor

Nishiki-e

Shin hanga
Kachoe

Beautiful colors

The word "momiji" originally meant "purple foliage." Among red-leaved maples, the kaede, being the most beautiful and widespread, eventually acquired the name "momiji." It is a deciduous tree that grows wild in fields and mountains. With its magnificent purple foliage, it produces small, dark red flowers around April and May. Planted in gardens, it has given rise to numerous cultivated varieties, including one called Iroha-kaede.