The female figure seems to be one of Kaname's favourite subjects, here ranging from simple kimono beauties to various famous characters from kabuki theatre.
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The female figure seems to be one of Kaname's favourite subjects, here ranging from simple kimono beauties to various famous characters from kabuki theatre.
![]() © Ozuma Kaname MaplesFramed by red maples, this lady wears a striking kimono. The original title, Gion-no-komachi implies that she is a beauty from Gion, the traditional geisha area of Kyoto. ![]() In stockAn Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30") Code: A10309 (1000-309 on box) Retail price ¥3600 (approx. US$44.44 €34.95 £28.80) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$14.81 €11.65 £9.60) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
![]() © Ozuma Kaname Cherry blossomA demure beauty poses below a weeping cherry in full flower. ![]() In stockAn Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30") Code: A10325 (1000-325 on box) Normally ¥3600 - special offer 5% off: ¥3420 (approx. US$42.22 €33.20 £27.36) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$14.81 €11.65 £9.60) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
![]() © Ozuma Kaname Kaguya-himeWith a huge full moon as backdrop, Kaguyahime ("Princess of the shining night") has a pensive look. The story of which she is heroine, the "Bamboo cutter's tale", dates back a thousand years, to the great cultural flowering that was the Heian period. In the story, she was found as a tiny baby inside a bamboo trunk. As we see, a beauty of that time wore her eyebrows high, and her hair exceedingly long. She also spared no expense on her kimono. ![]() Good articles at Wikipedia: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter - Heian period In stockAn Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: A10339 (1000-339 on box) Retail price ¥3600 (approx. US$44.44 €34.95 £28.80) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$14.81 €11.65 £9.60) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
![]() © Ozuma Kaname Kaguyahime under the spring moonKagaya here portrays Kaguyahime ("Princess of the shining night") against a background of cherry blossom, though which we see a huge full moon. The "spring moon" of the title refers to oborozuki, a romantic motif in both art and song: which we can best translate as "the (spring) moon, shrouded in haze". The story of which she is heroine, the "Bamboo cutter's tale", dates back a thousand years, to the great cultural flowering that was the Heian period. In the story, she was found as a tiny baby inside a bamboo trunk. As we see, a beauty of that time wore her eyebrows high, and her hair exceedingly long. She also spared no expense on her kimono. ![]() Good articles at Wikipedia: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter - Heian period In stockA Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20") Code: Y101108 (10-1108 on box) Normally ¥3000 - special offer 5% off: ¥2850 (approx. US$35.19 €27.67 £22.80) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$14.81 €11.65 £9.60) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
![]() © Ozuma Kaname AsatsumabuneA portrayal of this traditional dance — its origins are not entirely clear, but the figure seems to be based on a painting by Hanabusa Itchō (1652-1724) of a dancer on the ferry along Lake Biwa, joining Ōtsu and Asatsuma (in modern Maibara). This boat trip was an important transport link, but no opportunity was missed to provide entertainment, in the form of dancing, on board. In stockA Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30") Code: Y101018 (10-1018 on box) Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$37.04 €29.13 £24.00) Shipping from ¥1200 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$14.81 €11.65 £9.60) Buy this puzzle Add to basket All about ordering (please read first) |
Signed Kaname with full-name seal
The painter Ozuma Kaname was born in 1939, in Niigata. He studied traditional Japanese art, and his pictures are generally based on traditional themes.
Ozuma is his family name: he signs paintings with the single character of his given name only.
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