Japanese Greeting cards
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23 items found in Japanese Greeting cards
Beauty and mirror (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The artist Hakuho Hirano portrayed Japanese women as they dress or arrange their hair, often depicted from the side or back. This unusual perspective often creates a voyeuristic intimacy, both distancing and drawing in the viewer. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearles...
Beauty with umbrella (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Oil paper umbrellas originated in China and spread across the Far East. Since the umbrella opens into a full round shape, they represent happiness and a complete life. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia f...
Courtesan karauta reading a book (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The world’s first full-length novel is said to be the Tale of Genji written by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu around 1000 A.D, who served in the imperial court, and is thought to have based the novel on her true-life. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlesce...
Beauty holding fan (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Chikanobu (1838-1912) is recognised as one of the greatest prolific masters of beauty prints. His works capture the transition from the age of traditional Japan to the westernisation of the Meiji era. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produ...
Red collar (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The artist, Shuho (1898-1944), is well recognised within the genre of beauty portraits. Demurely passive, their eyes often turned away from the viewer, his depiction of beauties generally carry a pensive quality with a dreamy appeal. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pea...
Japanese beauty reading (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The world’s first full-length novel is said to be the Tale of Genji written by the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu around 1000 A.D, who served in the imperial court, and is thought to have based the novel on her true-life. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlesce...
Toshimitsu on horseback (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Portrait of samurai Saito Toshimitsu, who was the general in the army of Akechi Mitsuhide, depicted here in full armour on horseback. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on the reverse GS1 barcode for...
Hanging from bamboo (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Actor Kikugoro in the role of Oniazami Seikichi, hanging from a bamboo upside down depicted with plumed thistle tattoos. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on the reverse GS1 barcode for POS Biodegra...
Kobayashi in the snow (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Portrait of samurai Kobayashi Heihachiro fending off the attacks of the Ronin samurai. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on the reverse GS1 barcode for POS Biodegradable cello bag (naked option avai...
Winter beauty (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: In the Far East and India, the umbrella is a symbol of importance and status. It is also associated with the ability to shield oneself from the elements, whilst also serving to protect from spiritual suffering and any potential harm. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pear...
Nude with black cat c.1930 (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Japanese artist, Hiroaki Takahashi (1871-1945), artist name Shotei, was a big fan of cats and captured them in several of his works, often playfully depicted and associated with female beauty. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in o...
Combing the hair (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: A female beauty portrait by one of the most highly revered woodblock print master of female portraits, Utamaro (c.1753 - 1806). He was one of the Japanese artists that influenced the impressionist movement in Europe. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-cert...
Beauty in front of a mirror (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Apart from the hands, feet and face, when a woman wears a kimono, the one part of the body that is exposed is the nape of the neck. As such, in Japan it has been revered traditionally as a highly sensual area of the body. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco...
Three beauties of the present day (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: By the Japanese woodblock print master Utamaro (c.1753 - 1806), this is a portrait of three ladies renowned for their beauty. Published in c.1793, it is regarded as one of his masterpieces. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our ...
Ghost of kohada koheiji (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Based on a true story, Koheiji was killed by his wife and her lover, and later returned to haunt the couple as they lay in bed inside mosquito netting. Turned into a novel in 1803, the story then became a theatre hit in 1808. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent ...
Samurai on a dragon (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The first time that dragons appeared in Japanese text dates back to 680 AD. Dragons in Asia are regarded as generous, benevolent forces that use their strength to do good for mankind, whilst it is also regarded as a symbol of wisdom. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pea...
Lantern ghost (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Oiwa, one of the most famous Japanese ghosts from the ghostly tale of Yotsuya Kaidan, is depicted in countless works of arts and films. This depiction by Hokusai, is the most iconic depiction of this character. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified p...
House of broken plates (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Depicted is the ghost of Okiku, whose master threw her into a well because she had broken his favourite dish. At night the sound of smashing porcelain and a voice counting "one plate, two plates, three plates…" is said to echo from the well. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Lux...
Warrior and skeleton (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Part of a triptych image, a skeleton spectre, summoned by Princess Takiyasha, looms over to menace warrior Oya no Mitsukuni and his companion. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on the reverse GS1 ba...
Upstairs room of a teahouse (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Dating c.1788, the image elegantly depicts two lovers. The attention is brought to the nape of the beauty's neck, which was, traditionally in Japan, said to be the most sensual part of the female body. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Prod...
Fickle beauty after a bath (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Pictures of Beautiful Women was a series of prints which sought to represent the individuality of women. Titled as the “fickle type”, the beauty is depicted after bathing, looking over her shoulder in the hope of finding an interested suitor. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Lu...
Beauty with a glass toy (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: From the iconic series, Pictures of Beautiful Women , depicted here is a young girl blowing on a toy glass pipe which was a novelty and highly fashionable amongst the nouveau rich of the merchant class at the time. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certifi...
Beauty in the snow (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: One kind word,*can warm three winter months.**Japanese proverb. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on the reverse GS1 barcode for POS Biodegradable cello bag (naked option available)