Japanese Tanzaku - miniature paintings
Tanzaku - slender vertical art cards - originated in the Heian period (794 - 1185) as canvases for poetry. By the Edo period (1603 - 1868), they evolved into miniature paintings celebrating seasonal beauty.
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Collection of elegant vintage Tanzaku features floral motifs expressed in traditional Japanese colored ink painting (sumi-e, nihonga)
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