Japanese Greeting Cards

Text on the reverse side: Expressive of enduring happiness, the plum blossom has traditionally been used as a decorative symbol of congratulatory o...

Text on the reverse side: The artwork captures a moment in Japan's history when global influences began to merge with local traditions, resulting ...

Text on the reverse side: One of the most commonly accepted origin of the name “fuji” is that the name sounds similar to “everlasting life.” Depi...

Text on the reverse side: The blooming of cherry blossoms, is a symbol of purity. Their spectacular bloom is enjoyed by many, but for a short peri...

Text on the reverse side: The Japanese word for monkey, “saru”, is a homonym for the Japanese word “expel”(also pronounced saru), meaning “dispel” ...

Text on the reverse side: The songbird is a protective spirit associated to poetry and music. The lotus flower is revered for its ability to rise f...

Text on the reverse side: Hasui Kawase was one of most prominent print designers of the shin-hanga (new prints) movement. Unlike his contemporaries...

Text on the reverse side: The crane has long been seen as a symbol of longevity and good fortune as it was thought to have a life span of a thousa...

Text on the reverse side: The lotus flower is revered for its ability to rise from the murky waters to bloom into a magnificent flower. This proces...

Text on the reverse side: Depicted is the famous Nikko Toshogu Shinto shrine that was built in 1627. It enshrines the first Shogun, the founder of ...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Christmas adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print by Koson (1877-1945). Japanese folklore portrays the f...

Text on the reverse side: A view of the famous Drum bridge in the valley of the Meguro River. The bridge, particularly as it is a bridge over wate...

Text on the reverse side: As with other types of transport, the ferry is symbolic of a journey. Traveling from one side to another, it signifies cr...

Text on the reverse side: A bridge, particularly a bridge over water, represents crossing over from the profane to the sacred. In Zen symbolism, re...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Roman adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which ca...

Text on the reverse side: Kiyomizu Temple was built in 1798 without a single nail and still stands today. The Japanese expression “to jump off the...

Text on the reverse side: From an envelope produced by Sakuraiya (est. 1841). The company opened their store in Shinkyogoku (Kyoto) in 1895, and cl...

Text on the reverse side: The artist Koson Ohara was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the late 19th and early 20th century. With some 500 works...

Text on the reverse side: The Japanese name for owl, Fukuro, usually is written with one single character, but can also be written with the combina...

Text on the reverse side: During his final years, Hokusai was in dire financial straits and was invited to move to Obuse by his benefactor. One wor...

Text on the reverse side: It is said that a koi carp swims up rivers and climbs waterfalls. The Japanese associates koi carps with perseverance in ...

Text on the reverse side: The Japanese calligraphy reads “yoi otoshi wo” translating as “wishing you a good new year.” The New Year is the most imp...

Text on the reverse side: Taken from a design of a summer blanket which belonged to a member of the imperial family of Japan. The goldfish symbolis...

Text on the reverse side: The blooming of cherry blossoms, is a symbol of purity. Their spectacular bloom is enjoyed by many, but for a short peri...

Text on the reverse side: Kobayashi is known for his prints depicting romantic nights and evening scenes, and stand as great examples of Japanese w...

Text on the reverse side: Hochu Nakamura (active 1790- 1819), a Rinpa school Japanese painter from the middle to late Edo period, was mainly active...

Text on the reverse side: Bridges are viewed as the way to reach a destination, and so they can symbolise a means to overcome obstacles, whilst al...

Text on the reverse side: Symbolising invincibility, power and might, the tiger is a highly potent symbol used across many cultures in Asia. Tradit...

Text on the reverse side: The plum blossom expresses enduring happiness. Used as a congratulatory symbol of good luck, it represents strength, resi...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Bishop adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which c...

Text on the reverse side: The five levels of the Japanese pagoda stand for each of the five elements according to Buddhist thought: Earth, Water, F...

Text on the reverse side: Yasaka Pagoda, first built in 589, was repeatedly destroyed and burned in war. Always reconstructed to its original form...

Text on the reverse side: While scholars debate the origin of the sacred mountain’s name “fuji”, one of the most commonly accepted is that the name...

Text on the reverse side: The full moon, round and illuminated, symbolises completion, a sense of pure clarity, and the realisation of your desires...

Text on the reverse side: Symbolising the completion of a day as well as the passage of time, the sunset fills the sky with its magnificent colours...

Text on the reverse side: Rabbits are associated to cleverness and self-devotion. Woodblock print by Kōno Bairei (1844-1895). A6 size (148mm x 10...