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This view is from Oshino, with the early morning sun striking the mountain.
There is a lot of purple in this puzzle, which is going to make it something of a challenge!
As Mount Olympus was the home of the Greek gods, so Mt. Fuji (3776 metres above sea level) has its place as the symbol of Japan. Although most popular tourist pictures show the view from the south, with the bullet train passing below Mount Fuji, the best views are from the north and east sides.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: Y10934 (10-934 on box)
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Late autumn, and ripening persimmons: another of the gasshôzukuri houses, named after a supposed resemblance between the roof and hands at prayer. These were built to house extended families of up to forty people.
Randy Johnson's
travel notes on Shirakawa-go
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10500 (10-500S on box)
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In the Meiji era (late 19th century) Japan decided on a narrow gauge rail system, because this allows tighter curves in the difficult mountain terrain. Now the Shinkansen ("Bullet train") network is progressively replacing the old lumbering trains - "expresses" by name only, since the lines are too tortuous to achieve high speed. This 183-series in its smart red and cream livery passing below Mt. Yatsugatake is a nostalgic sight, as it was phased out in December 2002. The train bears its name "Kaiji" on the front; it is an L tokkyû: a "limited (i.e. faster) express", though no-one seems to be sure what the "L" stands for.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 300 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: Y03582 (03-582 on box)
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© Masago Kimiya
Oda Nobunaga (1534 – 1582), famous for his short temper and his military prowess, was the first of the three great warlords involved in the unification of 16th-century Japan, the others being his protégé Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the first shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu.
This is a fantasy portrait of his first great victory, at the Battle of Okehazama (in present-day Nagoya).
Further reading: start with the Wikipedia article on Nobunaga.
Born in 1960 in Okayama, western Japan, Masago followed graduation from university in physics by working for the manga artist Terasawa Buichi, a pioneer of computer graphics in manga illustration. Masago went solo in 1989, and has made a career as an illustrator specialising in Chinese historical themes. His latest role is that of costume designer for the blockbuster movie "The Promise" (2006) by the Chinese director Chen Kaige.
Masago is his family name, so he is also known as Kimiya Masago.
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A Beverly puzzle: 2000 pieces; 49 x 72 cm (19" x 28")
Code: BS32503 (S32-503 on box)
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The dramatic moment in the historical fourth battle of Kawanakajima at which Uesugi Kenshin bursts into the headquarters of his opponent Takeda Shingen, who has only a signalling fan with which to fend off the attack.
This battle, in 1561, was one of a series between the Uesugi and Takeda clans, part of the very bloody infighting that eventually led to the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Wikipedia has an excellent article: Battles of Kawanakajima
Born in Ibaraki, in 1969, Suwahara embarked on a career as a freeleance illustrator in 1996. He has specialised in historical figures, especially from the Three Kingdoms story, and brings a very modern technique to some traditional themes.
Suwahara is his family name.
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A Beverly puzzle: 2000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: BS62502 (S62-502 on box)
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The youthful Uesugi Kenshin tramples on a tangle of gargoyle figures in this fantastic rendering. Famed and feared as a warrior in 16th century Japan, his death poem also features on the front of the puzzle box (not on the puzzle itself). It is written in the Chinese style: "Forty Nine Years - one night's dream - a lifetime of prosperity - a cup of sake."
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Born in 1960 in Okayama, western Japan, Masago followed graduation from university in physics by working for the manga artist Terasawa Buichi, a pioneer of computer graphics in manga illustration. Masago went solo in 1989, and has made a career as an illustrator specialising in Chinese historical themes. His latest role is that of costume designer for the blockbuster movie "The Promise" (2006) by the Chinese director Chen Kaige.
Masago is his family name, so he is also known as Kimiya Masago.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B31348 (31-348 on box)
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This huge lantern (about 4 m tall) adorns the famous entrance in Asakusa, officially known as Furaijin-mon, after the gods of wind and thunder, who you can just see on either side.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 204 pieces; 15 x 10 cm (6" x 4")
Code: Y98298 (98-298 on box)
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© Sharaku
The actor Otani Oniji strikes an intense pose in the role of Yakko Edobei. A classic Sharaku kabuki portrait.
Interesting description of how ukiyo-e were made
Very little of certainty is known about Sharaku (this is his given name, though it is very likely no-one's real name; his family name, Tôshûsai, is rarely used at all). His works, caricatures of kabuki artists, appeared over the space of less than a year from mid-1794, and then he totally disappeared. Theories abound!
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A Yanoman puzzle: 204 pieces; 10 x 15 cm (4" x 6")
Code: Y98296 (98-296 on box)
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© Escher Holding BV
A lithograph from 1958 portrays in Escher's impeccable style an impossible building... no real rectangular building could have a ladder with its foot inside the walls at the bottom leaning against the outside at the top!
This type of "impossible object" drawing uses perspective rules tbat are always correct over a small enough area (as in the detail image), yet break down when seen as a whole.
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) was a Dutch artist, who produced many well-known images of mathematical fantasies, though he had no formal training in mathematics. Animals and birds metamorphose into geometrical shapes and back again - buildings follow geometrical rules, yet defy reality.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 204 pieces; 10 x 15 cm (4" x 6")
Code: Y98356 (98-356 on box)
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A pair of hands? Or at least, a right hand drawing a left hand, which in turn is drawing the hand that draws it.
This is another type of "impossible object," in which the levels are tangled.
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) was a Dutch artist, who produced many well-known images of mathematical fantasies, though he had no formal training in mathematics. Animals and birds metamorphose into geometrical shapes and back again - buildings follow geometrical rules, yet defy reality.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 204 pieces; 15 x 10 cm (6" x 4")
Code: Y98355 (98-355 on box)
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A table set for an outdoor meal - another favourite subject, this one painted in 1873.
Founder, and master artist of the school of impressionism, Claude Monet (1840 – 1926) spent his life capturing the effects of light in a way never before achieved.
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Code: Y98311 (98-311 on box)
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Although Monet's chief interest was the play of light and shade in nature, he was also a master at painting smoke and steam. This is one of a number of paintings at this station, which is the Paris terminus for trains from Normandy, where he lived most of his life.
Founder, and master artist of the school of impressionism, Claude Monet (1840 – 1926) spent his life capturing the effects of light in a way never before achieved.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 204 pieces; 15 x 10 cm (6" x 4")
Code: Y98309 (98-309 on box)
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Leonardo's study of human proportions, inspired by a treatise by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius.
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian, 1452 – 1519, perhaps the most famous painter who ever lived, was also a prolific inventor, scientist, and engineer.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 204 pieces; 10 x 15 cm (4" x 6")
Code: Y98285 (98-285 on box)
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Rustic French scenery, but also a portrayal of the sheer grind of the labour of the poor...
Jean-François Millet, 1814 – 1875, rural French painter.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 204 pieces; 15 x 10 cm (6" x 4")
Code: Y98276 (98-276 on box)
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You do not need to visit Tokyo to see Tokyo Station - go to Amsterdam instead, where you can see the original after which this was designed early in the 20th century.
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Code: Y98300 (98-300 on box)
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© Sanrio
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Code: Y98303 (98-303 on box)
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