Art that embodies "elegant calmness" in everyday life
Softly at the dancer's feet as she quietly walks through the flower streets.
The gentle padding of high heels is a subtle but significant movement. The dancer's elegant and refined performance plays an important role.
A dancer (Maiko) who expresses the culture, craftsmanship, and performing arts cultivated over many years on the streets of Kyoto.
Everyone is captivated by her graceful and gentle appearance.
This is a woodblock print with a color scheme that conveys a sense of airiness, showing the dancer’s elegant figure while looking ahead and to the front.
The “Thick Texture of Existence” in Hand-Printed Woodblock Prints
A “hand-printed woodblock print” by Takenakado. Using traditional hand-printing woodblock techniques, each piece is carefully printed, creating a unique harmony that cannot be found anywhere else.
The size is slightly larger than a postcard. Because it can be displayed even in narrow spaces or on a shelf, balcony, or under a eaves, it becomes a painting wherever it is placed.
[Recommended for these people]
・Those who want to incorporate the elegant culture and aesthetic awareness of Kyoto into their daily lives as interior decoration
・Those who want to enjoy a warm and tactile sense in handmade crafts
・Those looking for a high-quality compact art piece that is easy to decorate lightly and change the atmosphere
If displayed indoors, it creates a space that naturally balances relaxation and sophistication. Please welcome it into your home and enjoy its warm and beautiful world.
Also ideal as a gift to enrich the heart
The dancer’s figure symbolizes “clarity” and “elegance,” and it becomes a deeply meaningful piece that conveys a uniquely Japanese aesthetic sense as a present.
Perfect as a heartfelt gift for occasions such as housewarmings, moving celebrations, or anniversaries.
Creator: Mitsuru Kato
Woodblock designer and woodblock stylist at Takenakado.
He studied interior design at a vocational school, and after graduation, worked as a papermaker of Japanese paper, engaging in papermaking and molding.
Since then, he has been active as a designer, creating packaging for Japanese sweets and free paper, and is active in fields related to paper.
Looking forward to his connection with Takenakado’s woodblock print studio, he moves toward the world of woodblock printing.
Utilizing knowledge of Japanese paper and commercial design, he creates woodblock designs that blend the old and the new in printing technology with a good sense of balance.
Additionally, he also works as a press operator, promoting the charm of woodblock prints while proposing styles for woodblock prints and woodblock goods that fit modern and current trends.
Brand “Takenakado”
Takenaka woodblock printing was founded in Kyoto in 1891. For over 130 years, it has inherited various Kyoto printing techniques from the mass production of Japanese paintings to commercial printing.
The current head, Kiyotaka Takenaka, researches old techniques and teaches young people, while the fifth-generation head, Kenji Takenaka, established Takenakado and created new work, selling woodblock prints and paper stationery at the store.
The sixth-generation head, Sumiko Harada, has gained popularity with designs that fuse tradition and modernity, and Takenakado continues to grow.
Currently, they handle products utilizing woodblock prints and also restore old prints, always pursuing new possibilities.
[Size]
Image: Vertical 10cm × Horizontal 15cm
Paper: Vertical 12cm × Horizontal 17cm
[Notes]
・Frames are not included.
・Due to light exposure, the color of the product may differ from the displayed image and the actual product.
