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© Makoto Muramatsu
What comment could I make? Just look at those eyes...
The artist Muramatsu Makoto was born in 1947, and has earned numerous awards in the world of commercial illustration. His pictures of anthropomorphised animals are cute, but the cuteness is matched by a wry sense of humour. Muramatsu is his family name - he doesn't seem to sign his pictures, so I have copied the version on the box for the copyright statement.
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An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 38 x 53 cm (15" x 21")
Code: E06011 (06-011S on box)
Retail price ¥2000 (approx. US$19.61 €12.66 £9.95)
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© Epoch
A mandala is a portrayal of the Buddhist conception of the cosmos, and Shaka is the Japanese form of S(h)akyamuni, one of the personages of Buddha. Here we see lots of people doing interesting things; at least one donkey, four elephants, and various dragons.
There is no indication of who painted this picture, though it appears to be a modern version.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E11010 (11-010 on box)
Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$29.41 €18.99 £14.93)
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© Ozuma Kaname
Framed 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.
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; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: A10309 (1000-309 on box)
Retail price ¥3600 (approx. US$35.29 €22.78 £17.91)
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© Studio Morita / Studio Oz Inc
The wearer of this luxurious kimono - with a crane motif - has the obi (sash) tied at the front, a sign that she is a courtesan. Under thin moonlight filtering through the cherry blossoms, she has playfully wrapped the long sleeves around her hands.
Original title: Yoi
The artist Morita Haruyo studied both Japanese art and kimono design, and she combines these with elements of her own Western-influenced technique. (She travelled to London in 1977, exactly the year I [Brian Chandler] first came to Tokyo.)
Morita is her family name: she follows the tradition of signing - and sealing - paintings with her given name only.
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An Epoch puzzle: 2000 pieces; 73 x 102 cm (29" x 40")
Code: E20109 (20-109 on box)
Retail price ¥4800 (approx. US$47.06 €30.38 £23.88)
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© Studio Morita / Studio Oz Inc
A classic geisha pose - the model playfully shows off the ornate furisode sleeves of her kimono, against the background of a sumptuous red peony design. The original title, hien, is a rather fanciful word that might be translated "voluptuous scarlet."
The artist Morita Haruyo studied both Japanese art and kimono design, and she combines these with elements of her own Western-influenced technique. (She travelled to London in 1977, exactly the year I [Brian Chandler] first came to Tokyo.)
Morita is her family name: she follows the tradition of signing - and sealing - paintings with her given name only.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E11173 (11-173 on box)
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© Studio Morita / Studio Oz Inc
A delicate young model holds a gauzy purple veil, and just reveals on her sleeve an echo of Hokusai's "Wave."
Original title: Shiyu
The artist Morita Haruyo studied both Japanese art and kimono design, and she combines these with elements of her own Western-influenced technique. (She travelled to London in 1977, exactly the year I [Brian Chandler] first came to Tokyo.)
Morita is her family name: she follows the tradition of signing - and sealing - paintings with her given name only.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E11128 (11-128 on box)
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Standing on the porch, blowing bubbles back in time...
For fifty years Charles M Schulz (1922-2000) drew the Peanuts cartoon strip, featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the gang, who have become some of the best-known characters all over the world.
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An Apollo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: P10171 (10-171 on box)
Retail price ¥2800 (approx. US$27.45 €17.72 £13.93)
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© Disney
Or "fantasy celebration", in the words of the original title - the stained glass windows are filled with other couples (and families) from the Disney stories.
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A Tenyo puzzle: 2000 pieces; 73 x 102 cm (29" x 40")
Code: TD20521 (D-2000-521 on box)
Retail price ¥4500 (approx. US$44.12 €28.48 £22.39)
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© United Feature Syndicate
A street café - Snoopy and Charlie Brown have tea, surrounded by their friends.
For fifty years Charles M Schulz (1922-2000) drew the Peanuts cartoon strip, featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the gang, who have become some of the best-known characters all over the world.
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An Apollo puzzle: 950 pieces; 102 x 34 cm (40" x 13")
Code: P09112 (9-112 on box)
Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$29.41 €18.99 £14.93)
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988) tells the adventures of two sisters, Satsuki and Mei, with the giant spirit of the forest, named Totoro by the younger Mei, who can't quite say the Japanese version of "Troll."
Founded by Hayao Miyazaki in 1985, Studio Ghibli is an animation film studio which has produced a string of internationally acclaimed full-length feature animations. We also include Miyazaki's earlier work, films such as Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, produced by the forerunner company Topcraft.
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An Artbox puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: N10226 (1000-226 on box)
Retail price ¥3200 (approx. US$31.37 €20.25 £15.92)
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Since all of the top ten are art puzzles, here are the three best-selling scenic ones.
The ultimate symbols of Japan - Mt Fuji and the cherry blossom. This view is from the south (Shizuoka side).
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A Road puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: RS13273 (RS-13-273 on box)
Retail price ¥2500 (approx. US$24.51 €15.82 £12.44)
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© Yanoman
Hirosaki Castle, in northern Japan, is famous for its cherry trees, the first of which are said to have been brought from Kyoto in 1715. These trees overhang the moat like pink clouds over a pink sea - making what is surely the puzzle for lovers of cherry blossom.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 954 pieces; 102 x 34 cm (40" x 13")
Code: Y0923 (09-23 on box)
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These temple buildings clinging amazingly to the side of a rocky mountain inspired the poet Basho ("the Wordsworth of Japan"; 1644-1694) to another famous haiku - "The silence of the rock and the singing of the cicada".
This site in Yamagata Prefecture, in the north of Japan, is best known as Yamadera, though the title on the box gives the temple its official name: "Risshaku-ji."
What does the name mean?
mountain |
temple |
Interesting page on Yamadera
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B71290 (71-290 on box)
Retail price ¥2600 (approx. US$25.49 €16.46 £12.94)
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