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Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa
Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa
Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa
Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa

Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa

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Time's Narrative: When Swallows Return (玄鳥至 — Tsubame Kitaru)

In Koban format, Hokusai's festive Gotenyama spring scene becomes an intimate and charming piece — the joy of cherry blossom season rendered in a scale perfectly suited for modern homes and as a heartfelt gift. The season 'When Swallows Return' reminds us that the best things come back to us, year after year, with faithful joy.

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Woodblock Print: Takamizawa Woodblock Print Co.
Print Size: Approx. 8.5 × 6 inch
Frame Size: 16 × 12 inch
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Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa

[A Hillside Filled With Nothing But Joy]

A shower of cherry petals falls, and the world awakens to the jubilation of spring.

Gotenyama was Edo's premier destination for cherry blossom viewing. People of all classes gathered to drink, sing, and celebrate the arrival of spring beneath the flowers. Even Fuji in the distance seems to smile benevolently upon this cheerful feast.

Here, the pure "joy" of the human spirit is painted. The bold composition, which draws the eye upward along the blossoming hills, makes the festival's life-affirming energy burst across the entire scene.

An eternal spring for your space. Bright, optimistic, and radiating the joy of gathering.

Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa — Koban (Small Format) | 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.