Itō Jakuchū Boxed Notecard Assortment
Regular price $ 19.95Meditative expressions of the natural world, Itō Jakuchū’s bird-and-flower images take pride of place among Japanese artworks of the mid-Edo period. Jakuchū, a largely self-taught artist and a devoted Buddhist, was well aware of the country’s increasingly modern appetites, thanks to his family’s grocery store in the heart of a rapidly growing Kyoto. He painted in a traditional yet modern manner, experimenting with intricate realism using fresh perspectives and vibrant decorative styles. Jakuchū’s captivating paintings garnered much acclaim, making him perhaps the best known of what is now called the “Lineage of Eccentrics,” a small number of artists who broke with formal Japanese art at the time. The works presented here are posthumous woodblock prints made from his original designs, printed 100 years after his death—a testament to the revolutionary artist’s enduring appeal.
- 20 blank notecards (5 each of 4 designs) with envelopes in a decorative box
- Printed in full color on FSC paper with soy based inks
- High-quality 250 gsm card stock
- Soft white envelopes
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