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Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province | Hokusai × Takamizawa
Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province | Hokusai × Takamizawa
Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province | Hokusai × Takamizawa
Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province | Hokusai × Takamizawa
Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province | Hokusai × Takamizawa

Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province | Hokusai × Takamizawa

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Time's Narrative: When Fish Rise through the Ice (魚上氷 — Uo Kōri wo Izuru)

Hokusai's view of plum trees against an early spring sky — quiet and restrained, with Fuji watching in the distance. 'When Fish Rise through the Ice' marks the delicate first breath of spring: the ice not yet gone, but life already pushing upward through it. The plum blossoms, first to brave the lingering cold, mirror this moment of courageous, early emergence. May this spirit of quiet resilience bring fresh possibility to your space.

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Woodblock Print: Takamizawa Woodblock Print Co.
Print Size: Approx.15.5 × 10.5 inch
Frame Size: 28 × 20 inch
About the Japanese 72 Micro Seasons
The Story of Japanese Traditional Colors
Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province | Hokusai × Takamizawa

[The First to Bloom in the Cold]

Before the snow melts, plum blossoms bravely announce the dawn of a new season.

Cranes gather by a quiet stream in the cold, early morning mist. The plum blossoms, blooming resolutely in the chill, are a symbol of noble resilience against adversity. Fuji, set against a crisp blue sky, enhances the purity of the newborn morning.

Using a limited palette of soft blues, greens, and just a touch of pink, Hokusai painted the "temperature of early spring." It is an atmosphere that is crisp, silent, yet filled with a quiet, inner courage.

The beauty of quiet resilience. It purifies the air in your room, bringing a clarifying stillness.

Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province | Hokusai × Takamizawa

[Uncompromising Craftsmanship Restoring the Very Soul of the Original]

Takamizawa Mokuhansha weaves magic that transcends time and space. Since its founding in 1911, what they have pursued is not mere "reproduction" of form. They perfectly resurrect the depth of pigment held by the washi, the microscopic tremors of the lines, and even the heart-pounding emotion of when the artwork was first revealed to the world. Through Takamizawa's works, which embody the essence of traditional crafts recognized by the Japanese government, you will feel an immersive sensation as if stepping directly into the dawn when Hokusai took up his brush, or into the twilight that Hiroshige gazed upon.