Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 syllables and often referencing the changing of seasons. With a distinct pause or shift, a haiku captures the fleeting beauty of nature through simple yet profound words.
Japanese woodblock artists have often drawn their water from the same wells of creativity used by haiku poets, as demonstrated on these beautiful notecards. Combining haikus old and new, with prints from the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries.
Contains five each of the following blank notecards: Water Lilies, c. 1930s, by Nishimura Hodō Blue Birds at Night, early 20th century, by Watanabe Seitei (Shōtei) Monkey Bridge in Kai Province, #13 from Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces, 1853–1856, by Andō Hiroshige Spring Rain at Matsushima, 1936, by Tsuchiya Kōitsu
Materials: Recycled paper with soy based inks
Dimensions: Card size 13 x 18 cm
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