MK-11, Hokusai-no Koi (Koi original from Hokusai). Hokusai's distinctive feature on the Koi is its face. Hokusai's paintings like this one was called "Manga", a comic and they probably called any sketch-type of pictures Manga at that time. And this is far from today's comics in my humble opinion. The technique used is Taka Maki-e.

MK-12, Kinkoh Sennin (The God rides on carp). A fable of Zhou Era (770BC). Kinkoh was a god, a very good string instrument player. One day he promised to his pupils that he would catch a child of a dragon, and he jumped into a river. On the day he promised, he came out of the river riding on a big carp. According to Chinese legend, a carp went up against the Ryumon (Dragon gate) waterfall and became a dragon. Kinkoh lived 800 years by the power of his wizardry. The main technique this Maki-e uses is Shishiai Togidashi Maki-e with a lot of Kirigane, Raden and Kinji (heavily sprinkled).

MK-13, The Warai Hannya (The sneering demon). Many ghost stories are told about Hannya. This design is drawn from the work of Hokusai, a story from "100 Ghost tales".
Taka Maki-e and Shishiai Taka-age methods are used to paint the demon. The triangle scale pattern in the background represents a demon, a woman who was transformed into a snake because of her uncontrollable jealousy. It is a very good work, though the theme is a bit lurid.

MK-16, Jumping Koi. This is another original design from Hokusai. The author raised the design with silver powder. The Koi fins were Bokashi-maki (shaded off sprinkling).

MK-27, Byakko (The white tiger). One of the Four Gods. Togidashi Taka Maki-e was used for this piece. Gold and silver powders and little abalone flakes are sprinkled on the night sky. Kirigane was used for the ground. The clouds are done with Bokashi-maki (gradation). The White Tiger and the ground are Taka Maki-e. A lot of Oki Hirame (Hirame set by hand) for the ground, too.