Landcape theme

The heron is appreciated as an auspicious symbol in many cultures. In China, the heron symbolises strength, purity, patience and long life.

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 thousand years. Cranes are also m...

The lotus flower is revered for its ability to rise from the murky waters to bloom into a magnificent flower. This process symbolises enlightenment...

Text on the reverse side:Throughout van Gogh’s career, wheat fields have been a great source of inspiration for the artist, serving as a subject du...

This is the only painting where Van Gogh paints the 13th century church in Auvers in its full form. Through the energetic depiction and fluid lines...

Throughout Van Gogh’s career, wheat-fields have been a great source of inspiration for the artist serving as a subject during the artist’s experime...

Text on the reverse side:This is the only painting where Van Gogh paints the 13th century church in Auvers in its full form. Through the energetic ...

Text on the reverse side:Throughout van Gogh’s career, wheat fields have been a great source of inspiration for the artist, serving as a subject du...

Text on the reverse side:The cypress is a tree closely associated to the Provence landscapes where van Gogh lived during the last years of his life...

Text on the reverse side:Throughout Van Gogh’s career, wheat-fields have been a great source of inspiration for the artist serving as a subject dur...

Portrait of samurai Saito Toshimitsu, who was the general in the army of Akechi Mitsuhide, depicted here in full armour on horseback.

Text on the reverse side:Hiroshige II was the student and adopted son of the great print master Hiroshige. This image is from the series “One Hundr...

Text on the reverse side: Full name of Giovanni Antonio Canal, the notable Italian painter Canaletto worked in London from 1746 to 1756 painting m...

Text on the reverse side:Monet painted over 30 variations of the same motif, and 20 were exhibited in 1895. Art historian Paul Hayes Tucker, writes...

Text on the reverse side:Monet primarily worked outdoors throughout the 1860s and 1870s. Impressionists had observed that objects in strong light l...

The snow scene is by the Japanese woodblock print master, Utagawa Hiroshige. A snowscape offers a hint of new beginnings - whether it be a plum blo...

As with other types of transport, the ferry is symbolic of a journey. Traveling from one side to another, it signifies crossings to reaching goals....

The movement of water contrasted against the solid rocks symbolizes yin and yang- the harmony of life. The drops of water are renewed each second, ...

The blooming of cherry blossoms is a symbol of purity. Their spectacular bloom is enjoyed by many, but for a short period of time every year, remin...

Hokusai wrote “...when I reach 80 years, I hope to have made increasing progress, and at 90 to see further into the underlying principles of things...

During his final years, Hokusai was in dire financial straits and was invited to move to Obuse by his benefactor. One work was a commission to pain...

The Breakers contains an extraordinary forty-eight bedrooms for the Vanderbilt family and their household staff. At night, this magnificent seventy...

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers contains an extraordinary forty-eight bedrooms for the Vanderbilt family and their household staff. At nigh...

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers is regarded as the finest surviving example of America's Gilded Age architecture. In 1994, it was designate...

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers is regarded as the finest surviving example of America's Gilded Age architecture. In 1994, it was designate...

The Breakers is regarded as the finest surviving example of America's Gilded Age architecture. In 1994, it was designated a National Historic Landm...

The Breakers occupies a commanding position on thirteen acres at Ochre Point, with cliffs overlooking the Atlantic to the east. The ocean façade th...

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers occupies a commanding position on thirteen acres at Ochre Point, with cliffs overlooking the Atlantic to th...

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers occupies a commanding position on thirteen acres at Ochre Point, with cliffs overlooking the Atlantic to th...

The Breakers was designed for luxurious summer living and entertaining, combining sea views, gardens, European craftsmanship and modern technology....

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers was designed for luxurious summer living and entertaining, combining sea views, gardens, European craftsman...

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers was designed for luxurious summer living and entertaining, combining sea views, gardens, European craftsman...

The two monumental carriage gates rise thirty feet above the driveway and weigh more than seven tons. Forming part of a twelve-foot-high boundary, ...

Text on the reverse side: The two monumental carriage gates rise thirty feet above the driveway and weigh more than seven tons. Forming part of a ...

Text on the reverse side: This print belongs to the series Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces. Urami means “see-from-behind”, because visitor...

Text on the reverse side: This print belongs to the series Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces. Urami means “see-from-behind”, because visitor...