From around 2006, the Japanese puzzle manufacturers have been engaged in a battle for the "smallest". Starting with puzzles of one-and-a-half to two times as many pieces in the standard dimensions, these were merely small (and Japanese puzzles are typically 10% or so larger in area than European or North American puzzles of the same piece count). Then Tenyo produced a "World Smallest 1000-piece" series*, earning a place at Guinness World Records, shortly to be overtaken by Beverly, with 1000-piece puzzles at 300-piece size. These tiny pieces are not for the faint of heart, and you will need patience, delicate fingers, and very good eyesight!
* A3 size: two sheets of A4, or very roughly two sheets of "Letter" size if you're in the US.
Meanwhile, the latest from Yanoman is a series of postcard-sized 200-piece puzzles - these don't claim to break any records, but the pieces are even tinier, and the set includes a pair of plastic tweezers for those with blunt fingers. (See separate page)
Maurits Cornelis Escher
Escher signed his work with a blocky but meticulous version of his initials "MCE".
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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Mickey and friends in the central circle are surrounded by all the Disney characters through the ages...
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A Tenyo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 42 x 30 cm (17" x 12")
Code: TDW10260 (DW-1000-260 on box)
Retail price ¥2000 (approx. US$23.26 €19.05 £15.50)
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Mickey the explorer shows us some of the great heritage sites of the world: Stonehenge, Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal, the pyramids...
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A Tenyo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 42 x 30 cm (17" x 12")
Code: TDW10286 (DW-1000-286 on box)
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A Tenyo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 42 x 30 cm (17" x 12")
Code: TDW10259 (DW-1000-259 on box)
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A story-telling puzzle - of Pooh and the big storm...
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A Tenyo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 42 x 30 cm (17" x 12")
Code: TDW10261 (DW-1000-261 on box)
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Amazingly well-preserved buildings line this street in Tsumago, a staging point where the old Nakasendo road begins to climb over the Japan Alps.
Morning glory features in the foreground, while on the mountain side disappearing into mist, sugi (cryptomeria) trees tower over typically frothy bamboos.
On the right is the famous Matsushiroya inn - here's how to read the signs in the picture. The juku means "a place to stay", referring to the town's status as a staging point.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BS71810 (S71-810 on box)
Retail price ¥1600 (approx. US$18.60 €15.24 £12.40)
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Perhaps the most beautiful building in the world, caught at one of the best moments, a clear dawn.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BS71806 (S71-806 on box)
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This brilliantly painted pagoda is outdone (just!) by the dazzling red and yellow foliage of its surroundings.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: BS71813 (S71-813 on box)
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Fuji towers above the village of Oshino, with its preserved old cottages and placid millpond.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BS71803 (S71-803 on box)
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These are all very intricate designs — mandalas, full of tiny figures, and mosaic puzzles made from upwards of one thousand tiny images...
© Hiroshi Yagi
The Kannon of the title appears right in the centre of this mandala, in her many-armed form. This is a very intricate pattern, so the accompanyting magnifying glass will probably be needed!
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: BM81507 (M81-507 on box)
Normally ¥2200 - special offer 5% off: ¥2090 (approx. US$24.30 €19.90 £16.20)
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© Hiroshi Yagi
Shaka Nyorai is the Buddha, sitting serenely in the middle of this world-view, and surrounded by more holy figures—outside this inner sanctum are scenes from the profane world, of lotus ponds, music, and the rest.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: BM81508 (M81-508 on box)
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Leonardo's enigmatic lady... painted around 1502-1506, and also known as La Gioconda.
The detail image shows the subject's right eye.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: BM81511 (M81-511 on box)
Retail price ¥2200 (approx. US$25.58 €20.95 £17.05)
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Tokyo has its share of landmarks — the historic red-brick station features prominently, and the scene is crowded with other buildings, ancient and modern. Of course there is also Mount Fuji in the distance.
There is a key in English on the back of the box.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BM81501 (M81-501 on box)
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One of Vermeer's masterpieces, here reproduced as a mosaic of 1350 tiny images of other paintings.
The detail image shows just the subject's pearl earring.
This puzzle has TINY pieces! This puzzle is supplied with a magnifying glass. This puzzle picture is made from more than a thousand tiny images. In stock
A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: BM81512 (M81-512 on box)
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All the famous sites of Kyoto — the golden pavilion, the rock garden, Kiyomizudera, festivals and more — in one jolly picture...
There is also a key in English on the back of the box.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BM81502 (M81-502 on box)
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With pieces even smaller than the 1000-piece puzzles on this page, these 204-piece puzzles present a real challenge. The range includes Ukiyo-e prints, Tokyo scenes, Hello Kitty character vignettes, and classics of Western art - see the whole collection
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