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Teeming with birds and other wildlife, this picturesque spot is the home for a fanciful hideaway tree-house.
Born in Kumamoto, in southern Japan, Satoshi Kusuda has worked in a wide range of media, from oils to water colour, and photocollage to digital painting, producing both commercial items such as CD covers and works of fantasy art.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11479 (11-479 on box)
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One of the best-restored castles in Japan, Himeji Castle is also known as "White Heron Castle." Here a boatload of tourists make their way along the moat.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B51213 (51-213 on box)
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Famous as the best-preserved example of Japanese castle building, the historical origins of Himeji castle are said to date back to the building of a fort in 1333. From a supposed resemblance to the outstretched wings of a bird, it is also known as "White Heron Castle."
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10796 (10-796 on box)
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Mount Fuji in its spring coat through a mass of cherry blossom makes for a challenging puzzle!
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10741 (10-741 on box)
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The most sought after view of Fuji, from the park including this five-storied pagoda to the north-east of the mountain.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10787 (10-787 on box)
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Four dragons rally forth, looking quite angry, and each clutching its Chintamani magic stone. The four represent the four colours of the cardinal directions: white (W), blue (E), black (N), and red (S).
The full Japanese title is 四龍天昇, literally "Four dragons heaven rise", and the box also has the Chinese for "Four dragons" (Si long). The brush name Nablange is affiliated with the Kokado graphic art studio.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11486 (11-486 on box)
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© Hojo Yuka / Sankoh
A very matronly Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy, stands barefoot amidships on a rather nice dragon. In her left hand she holds a flower (perhaps a lotus flower), while the dragon similarly clutches the symbolic Chintamani Stone (or "treasure ball").
This is a standard pose for Kannon, and this version is subdued in tone yet full of details. The image also includes a complete sutra for the elimination of disasters — this is essentially in Sanskrit transliterated into ancient Chinese, so a typical Japanese reader can make no more meaning of it than you can. Although Kannon is often known as "Goddess of Mercy", experts in Buddhism tell us she is really Avalokitêsvara, who was a man...
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: A10676 (1000-676 on box)
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© Izumi Kazumi
A rather jolly illustration of the origin of dragons. We see three carp, one making the giant leap up a waterfall, where success means becoming a real fiery dragon just as we see at the top. The origin of this story is supposed to be a gorge on the Yellow Rive in China, but here the artist has given us somewhat fanciful topography, as the river wends its way down the ridge of a mountain.
There is plenty of variation in this puzzle: the bright azaleas and pine trees keep the background interesting, and particularly the dragon is a lively, finely drawn creature.
Izumi Kazumi is an animal artist who graduated from Osaka University fine arts department in 1984. Izumi is her family name.
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: A10675 (1000-675 on box)
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The tiger, symbol of fire, and the dragon, symbol of water, are often portrayed as adversaries, representing the heaven-earth or ying-yang dichotomy.
Note that the tiger is quite naturalistic, whereas the dragon is an entirely mythical beast, and more like a snake with legs and horns than the giant lizard form of Western dragon.
This puzzle is also available in 2000 pieces (code A20047).
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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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10311 (1000-311 on box)
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A splendid bed of irises in the famouse Korakuen gardens in Okayama. For this challenging puzzle, you will need to rely on subtle changes of colour and perspective from foreground to background.
Photo: Kurota Sekio
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10728 (10-728 on box)
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The tiger is a traditional symbol of strength, and is revered as a harbinger of safety and good fortune. Kaname's portrayal is naturalistic, but powerful.
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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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10429 (1000-429 on box)
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A total of 220 traditional family crests, or mon appear in this collection, presented as wood carvings. Some particularly significant ones appear in the centre - including the sixteen-petal chrysanthemum that is the mark of the Japanese Imperial Family (2nd from top), and the hollyhock crest of the Tokugawa Shogunate (2nd from bottom).
Rather like the coat of arms in Europe, these crests are now used almost entirely for decorative purposes. Incidentally, the red seal in the middle of the picture simply says "Collection of family crests" in stylised form.
Wikipedia article: Mon (badge)
 This puzzle is numbered on the back so it is possible to work out where a piece goes.
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10479 (1000-479 on box)
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The classic fairy-tale of Cinderella given a Horaguchi touch: everything you would expect is here, from the pumpkin carriage and horses, the castle, and the slipper, to the ballroom stairs.
Born in Tokyo, Kayo Horaguchi started her career as a clothing designer, and gained experience in textile design and graphic design in the fashion business, until going freelance in 2006 as an illustrator and artist.
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A Tenyo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 74 x 51 cm (29" x 20")
Code: TDP10026 (DP-1000-026 on box)
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An exotic palace and a number of diving bears are among the less expected features, among the fish, coral, and other sea-life in this chaotic scene.
Born in Tokyo, Kayo Horaguchi started her career as a clothing designer, and gained experience in textile design and graphic design in the fashion business, until going freelance in 2006 as an illustrator and artist.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E12046 (12-046 on box)
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The multi-tiered cake in the middle and the various "Happy Birthday" banners confirm the occasion, with the usual profusion of animals in attendance. But what are the cans of paint doing...?
Born in Tokyo, Kayo Horaguchi started her career as a clothing designer, and gained experience in textile design and graphic design in the fashion business, until going freelance in 2006 as an illustrator and artist.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11541 (11-541 on box)
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The Eiffel Tower is among the many background items giving his puzzle a very European feeling — rabbits boat and ladies, camels, and poodles stroll along the waterfront...
Born in Tokyo, Kayo Horaguchi started her career as a clothing designer, and gained experience in textile design and graphic design in the fashion business, until going freelance in 2006 as an illustrator and artist.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11474 (11-474 on box)
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The usual cacophany of various animals including leggy ladies, and perhaps the figure on the right is a queen, who is picking some black fruits. Throughout the picture are the motifs of jewels and circled numbers...
Born in Tokyo, Kayo Horaguchi started her career as a clothing designer, and gained experience in textile design and graphic design in the fashion business, until going freelance in 2006 as an illustrator and artist.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11515 (11-515 on box)
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Really jolly bright colours all across this puzzle, so plenty of interest. The usual characters, young ladies and giraffes and so on, and some dalmatians in top hats. I am not sure, but I do not think that is a flying banana in the centre. But it might be.
Born in Tokyo, Kayo Horaguchi started her career as a clothing designer, and gained experience in textile design and graphic design in the fashion business, until going freelance in 2006 as an illustrator and artist.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11451 (11-451 on box)
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Some favourite animals here: sheep, rhinos, giraffes, and so on. It must be washing day, as one of the sheep emerges from a washing machine, while clothes, cats, and umbrellas hang out to dry.
Born in Tokyo, Kayo Horaguchi started her career as a clothing designer, and gained experience in textile design and graphic design in the fashion business, until going freelance in 2006 as an illustrator and artist.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E13005 (13-005 on box)
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Horaguchi's typically fanciful interpretation of the zodiac. Capricorn, the goat, for example, has a design based on "MILK 1%" cartons.
Born in Tokyo, Kayo Horaguchi started her career as a clothing designer, and gained experience in textile design and graphic design in the fashion business, until going freelance in 2006 as an illustrator and artist.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11484 (11-484 on box)
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This puzzle is packaged in a presentation can. This puzzle has micro pieces In stock
A Yanoman puzzle: 500 pieces; 22 x 17 cm (9" x 7")
Code: Y41111 (41-111 on box)
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The most sought after view of Fuji, from the park including this five-storied pagoda to the north-east of the mountain.
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An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 53 x 38 cm (21" x 15")
Code: E05110 (05-110 on box)
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In a quaint corner of Kyoto, these steps are part of the passage called Sanneizaka. There are various theories for the origin of the name, but the most prominent one (based on the characters used to write the name today) is that it refers to a prayer for safe childbirth.
The cherry blossoms and traditional roof tiles provide an exquisite combination of textures for this puzzle.
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An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 38 x 53 cm (15" x 21")
Code: E05098 (05-098 on box)
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© Cygames Inc.
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A Beverly puzzle: 500 pieces; 36 x 49 cm (14" x 19")
Code: B85109 (85-109 on box)
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Over a sea of tumultuous waves, gold and siver dragons face off, each clutching an auspicious Cintamani stone.
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A Beverly puzzle: 500 pieces; 49 x 36 cm (19" x 14")
Code: B65222 (65-222 on box)
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The blue dragon, protector god of the east, shows his teeth, while his long long tail writhes into the distance among the lightning strikes. He has, of course, his cintamani magic ball at the ready. The box includes the characters for 'East: blue dragon', and the Chinese reading 'Qing-long' for "Blue dragon."
No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
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An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 53 x 38 cm (21" x 15")
Code: E06054 (06-054 on box)
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A riotous jumble of elements, many familiar from the Alice story: the chessboard, playing cards, possibly a tea party in progress...
Born in Tokyo, Kayo Horaguchi started her career as a clothing designer, and gained experience in textile design and graphic design in the fashion business, until going freelance in 2006 as an illustrator and artist.
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An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 53 x 38 cm (21" x 15")
Code: E06038 (06-038 on box)
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Tokyo station has been recently renovated, and its imposing red-brick frontage looks smarter than ever. Over recent decades it has also gained a backdrop of huge office buildings, making an interesting blend of textures for a puzzle.
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An Epoch puzzle: 420 pieces; 52 x 18 cm (20" x 7")
Code: E52720 (52-720 on box)
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The iconic shot of modern Japan: the "bullet train" (Shinkansen) passing below Mount Fuji. This is the N700, the version introduced in 2007, cutting the journey time between Tokyo and Osaka to under two-and-a-half hours.
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An Epoch puzzle: 420 pieces; 52 x 18 cm (20" x 7")
Code: E52144 (52-144 on box)
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© Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz
A pair of dragons make fearsome adversaries. But in Buddhist-inspired mythology, they are not seen as evil, rather as symbols of right. Here each dragon has one claw extended as if to fight, but in the other holds the wish-fulfilling jewel, or cintamani (in Sanskrit), of both Buddhist and Hindu tradition.
No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
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An Epoch puzzle: 420 pieces; 52 x 18 cm (20" x 7")
Code: E52137 (52-137 on box)
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© Kayo Horaguchi
The breeze wafts music across this jolly town, a place where people and animals can share a peaceful life.
Born in Tokyo, Kayo Horaguchi started her career as a clothing designer, and gained experience in textile design and graphic design in the fashion business, until going freelance in 2006 as an illustrator and artist.
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An Epoch puzzle: 420 pieces; 52 x 18 cm (20" x 7")
Code: E52146 (52-146 on box)
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© Kayo Horaguchi
The boudoir — a place for a girl to admire her dresses, and herself of course!
Born in Tokyo, Kayo Horaguchi started her career as a clothing designer, and gained experience in textile design and graphic design in the fashion business, until going freelance in 2006 as an illustrator and artist.
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An Epoch puzzle: 420 pieces; 52 x 18 cm (20" x 7")
Code: E52154 (52-154 on box)
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