Washi Greeting Card - Small - Celebration food
和紙グリーティングカード 小 お祝い料理
A greeting card depicting a celebratory feast for joyous moments, dyed using the katazome technique (when a thin layer of paste is used to protect the negative areas from pigment) on washi (Japanese handcrafted paper).
This card illustrates a celebratory feast with tai (red sea bream). Tai hold auspicious significance, as the name echoes the word medetai, meaning joyous or celebratory.
This depiction is dyed using the katazome technique on washi (Japanese handcrafted paper). The katazome dying method involves applying a thin layer of paste, usually made from rice, over a stencil to protect the negative areas of the illustration. Then pigments are placed to dye the areas not covered by the paste, combining tones to create an organic warmth with expressive vibrant colours. The process ends by washing off the paste and leaving the paper to dry slowly.
As each is hand dyed variations in colour and tone are possible.
Card size: 9.5×7cm
Envelope size: 11.2×8.1cm
Chūbu
The central Chūbu region is predominantly mountainous, home to the rugged Japan Alps with coasts on both the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The region's history has been shaped by its strategic position between the great cities of Kyoto and Tokyo with Nagoya at its heart. Niigata lies to the north while Mt Fuji can be found in the south in Shizuoka Prefecture.
