Otome no Kaiga Annai

Otome no Kaiga Annai (乙女の絵画案内; A Maiden's Guide to Art) is an art appreciation book by S/mileage member and leader Wada Ayaka. It was released on March 14, 2014 and published by PHP Research Institute.
A Traditional Chinese version was published on July 27, 2015 under the title Shao Nu De Ming Hua Dao Lan (少女的名畫導覽).
In the book, Wada provides commentary on various paintings. The paintings largely consist of impressionist pieces from the West, but Wada includes Japanese works as well.
==Contents==
*Chapter 1 "Karen'na Shoujo" (可憐な少女; Lovely Girl)
**"The Railway" - Édouard Manet
**"Las Meninas" - Diego Velázquez
**"The Dance Class" - Edgar Degas
**"Little Girl in a Blue Armchair" - Mary Cassatt
*Chapter 2 "Utsukushii Kifujin" (美しい貴婦人; Beautiful Lady)
**"Primavera" - Sandro Botticelli
**"Mafuchakushoku Kichijoten Zo" (Portrait of Kichijoten)
**"Marie Antoinette à la Rose" - Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
**"The Swing" - Jean-Honoré Fragonard
*Chapter 3 "Symbol to Shite no Otome" (シンボルとしての乙女; The Maiden as a Symbol)
**"The Night Watch" - Rembrandt
**"A Lady Writing a Letter" - Johannes Vermeer
**"The Source" - Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
**"The Kiss" - Klimt
**"The Four Arts" - Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
*Chapter 4 "Otome no Nichijou" (乙女の日常; The Daily Life of a Maiden)
**"Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" - Seurat
**"On the Boat" - Monet
**"Nude in the Sun" - Renoir
**"Two Sisters on a Couch" - Morisot
*Chapter 5 "Yamato Nadeshiko no Miryoku" (やまとなでしこの魅力; The Charm of the Yamato Nadeshiko)
**"Mikaeri Bijin" - Hishikawa Moronobu (“Beauty Looking Back”)
**"Kohan" ("Lakeside") - Kuroda Seiki
**"Nigo-gai no Onna" ("Woman of 2nd Avenue") - Kobayashi Kaichi
==Trivia==
*The painting "Mikaeri Bijin" was the inspiration for the Morning Musume '14 song "Mikaeri Bijin".
==External Links==
*Publisher Website
*Store Listings: Amazon, Bo Ke Lai (Tradition Chinese version)
Category:Wada Ayaka Publications
Category:2014 Publications
Category:Books