Designer: Isoda Koryusai

Size: 15 cm by 11 cm | Enlargement

'Standard' Version: Price: $30.00 - packing in our normal packaging | Shipping Code: [S] ? |

'Gift Pack' Version: Price: $30.00 $25.00 - ('early bird' price until November 27th) - includes gift wrapping, and post and packing anywhere in the world, via airmail |

This beautiful little print is a small-scale reproduction of a kacho-e (nature design) by Koryusai. To make the print, I carved the image onto blocks of mountain cherry, and then used fine quality hand-made Japanese paper to pull the impressions.

Shall we zoom in a bit closer?

A special feature of this kind of print is the way that the printed lines get embossed into the paper. To see this in the way that the viewers of that century did, one must turn off any overhead lighting and hold the print near a window or lamp. The light falling horizontally across the print will then highlight the embossments and allow the full texture of the beautiful Japanese paper to be enjoyed.

Let's go a bit closer still ... (these next two shots were taken under my desk lamp ... a different 'colour' of light ...)

And ... just because we can ... still closer!

The print is available in the typical Mokuhankan packaging, or as a pre-packaged gift item:

For the gift version, the print is mounted on a backboard, and accompanied by a short descriptive pamphlet giving some background.

The print package is slipped into an envelope ... which is wrapped in a traditional wrapping paper (pattern will vary) ... and mailed in an envelope with current commemorative stamps. (stamps will vary from package to package ...)

The price for the two versions is the same ($30), but the gift pack version includes packing and postage (air mail) to anywhere on the planet. I can send it to you, or directly to somebody on your behalf as a 'gift' item (in that case, include their contact details using the Comment space on the order form).