Japanese Greeting Cards

Text on the reverse side: It is said that a koi carp swims up rivers and climbs waterfalls. The Japanese associates koi carps with perseverance in ...

Text on the reverse side: The egret is appreciated as an auspicious symbol in many cultures. In China, the egret symbolises strength, purity, patie...

Text on the reverse side: The iris is associated with faith, hope, valour, and wisdom. It is a flower that has captivated the hearts of the Japanes...

Text on the reverse side: One of the greatest masterpiece in Japanese art by the landscape master Hiroshige (1797-1858). Vincent Van Gogh created ...

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...

Text on the reverse side: The blooming of cherry blossoms, is a symbol of purity. Their spectacular bloom is enjoyed by many, but for a short perio...

Text on the reverse side: There are numerous editions of the iconic Great Wave. From the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Cit...

Text on the reverse side: A view of the famous Drum bridge in the valley of the Meguro River. The bridge, particularly as it is a bridge over wate...

Text on the reverse side: In China, the heron represents strength, purity, patience and long life. In other cultures, the heron carries positive s...

Text on the reverse side: The peacock is a symbol of beauty, prosperity, love, compassion and piece. The blooming of cherry blossoms remind us to f...

Text on the reverse side: The mandarin duck symbolises romance, affection, togetherness and enduring love. For singles, the mandarin duck is believ...

Text on the reverse side: Seagulls are often a symbol of freedom. By Watanabe Seitei (1851-1918), first traditional Japanese painter to travel to E...

Text on the reverse side: A boat signifies the ability to "stay afloat", despite whatever comes along our path. The image depicts the area of Beppu...

Text on the reverse side: The chrysanthemum is often portrayed as a symbol of perfection in many cultures and regarded also as the “solar flower”, ...

Text on the reverse side: Japanese maple trees have been considered a symbol of grace. Associated with peace and serenity of the world’s elements,...

Text on the reverse side: The temple takes its name from the waterfalls running of nearby, noticeable in the background of the print. By Ito Yuhan ...

Text on the reverse side: The artist Koitsu, was born in 1870, and often utilised the subtle use of light and shadow in his landscapes which is a ...

Text on the reverse side: Part of a triptych image, a skeleton spectre, summoned by Princess Takiyasha, looms over to menace warrior Oya no Mitsuku...

Text on the reverse side: Water represents the emotional content of our personality as well as the intuitive forces within our minds. The boat repr...

Text on the reverse side: Hiroshige is considered to be one of the greatest Japanese print artists. From the window we see plum blossoms - traditi...

Text on the reverse side: Both the Japanese and Chinese regard the evergreen pine as a symbol of longevity, good fortune and steadfastness. The sub...

Text on the reverse side: The artist Koson Ohara was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the late 19th and early 20th century. With some 500 works...

Text on the reverse side: The camellia generally symbolises gratitude, perfection and admiration. It was honoured as the national flower in the anc...

Text on the reverse side: One of the most commonly accepted origin of the name “fuji” is that the name sounds similar to “everlasting life.” Depi...

Text on the reverse side: Although the temple has been reconstructed several times, it was first built in 686 AD. It is best to visit this temple i...

Text on the reverse side: While scholars debate the origin of “fuji”, the sacred mountain’s name, one of the most commonly used means “everlasting ...

Text on the reverse side: The butterflies appear to dance as they flitter, and represent the ability to adapt, to grow, through the ever-changing s...

Text on the reverse side: The butterfly can symbolise lightness and playfulness, whilst representing the powerful meaning of transformation, growth...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary gardener adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print by Koson (1877-1945). Japanese folklore portrays the fo...

Text on the reverse side: Hochu Nakamura (active 1790- 1819), a Rinpa school Japanese painter from the middle to late Edo period, was mainly activ...

Text on the reverse side: It is said that a koi carp swims up rivers and climbs waterfalls. The Japanese associates koi carps with perseverance in ...

Text on the reverse side: The name Nandina (also known as heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo in Japan and China) with sprays of bright red berries a...

Text on the reverse side: The word for bat in Japanese is “komori”. In the Japanese culture, bats are regarded as a symbol of good fortune, and so...

Text on the reverse side: From an envelope produced by Sakuraiya (est. 1841). The company opened their store in Shinkyogoku (Kyoto) in 1895, and cl...

Text on the reverse side: The design comes from a kimono textile used for formal occasions. Using the yuzen technique, a resist dyeing technique or...

Text on the reverse side: The peony ranks as one of the most popular flowers in the world. Referred as the king of flowers in China, it is a flower...