Cthulhu Mythos Ukiyo-E (Art Print) Woodblock Print "The Great Wave of Kanagawa / The Appearance of Kuzuryu"

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[Machine Translation]

This is a collaboration of Katsushika Hokusai's masterpiece "Fugaku Sanjurokkei (Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji) Kanagawa-oki Namiura" and a creative myth created by American mystery novelist H.P. Lovecraft, an Edo traditional hand-slip hand-carved woodblock print work.

This work is an ukiyoe woodblock print produced entirely by hand, one by one, by an engraver and printer who inherited the ukiyoe woodblock print technique handed down from the Edo period.

Fugaku Sanjurokkei Kanagawaoki Namiura (Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji, Kanagawa-oki Namiura) is one of Katsushika Hokusai's masterpieces and has been highly acclaimed worldwide under the name "The Great Wave". In this work, the contrasting motifs of serenity and wildness are beautifully balanced by Hokusai's depiction of Mount Fuji soaring in the distance, the raging waves in the foreground, and the brave sailors who confront them.

The other theme, "Cthulhu Mythos," is a world of creative mythology created by the American author of weird fiction, H.P. Lovecraft. The deformed gods that ruled the earth in ancient times and are now asleep, and their resurrection are portrayed as "cosmic horror.

In this work, Hokusai's wild natural wonders are superimposed on H.P. Lovecraft's representative evil god "Cthulhu" to depict a giant evil god that breaks the waves and resurrects, and humans helplessly at its mercy.

This work is a fusion of three art forms: Katsushika Hokusai, H.P. Lovecraft, and the traditional Japanese technique of Ukiyoe.


These Ukiyo-e woodblock prints are purely hand-engraved and hand-printed using the ancient methods of Edo folklore,
The woodblock engraver is a member of the Association for the Preservation of Ukiyo-e Woodblock Engraving and Printing Techniques, which is authorized under Article 83 of the Act for the Protection of Cultural Properties.

The artisans have been working together as master and apprentice since the Edo period, and their mastery of "carving" and "printing" has enabled them to produce ukiyo-e woodblock prints that have been handed down from generation to generation.
Each piece is made by hand on the finest Japanese paper "Echizen Ikusuki Hosho" made by Ichibei Iwano, a living national treasure.
Each ukiyoe woodblock print is produced by hand.


Characteristics of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints produced by Banzan
Ukiyo-e woodblock prints produced by HANZAN have their own unique characteristics.
Here are some of the differences that make our Ukiyo-e woodblock prints different from other woodblock prints.

Echizen Washi Raw Housho-sho paper
Echizen Washi, raw Housho-shoshi paper
Echizen Washi is made from 100% high quality Kozo (paper mulberry) . Ichibei Iwano, a living national treasure, handmade each sheet of Echizen Washi with his long years of experience and excellent craftsmanship. It has the softness to absorb paints easily, the good color reproduction, and the strength to withstand hundreds of printings.

Hand-carved and hand-printed woodblock prints
Hand-engraving and hand-printing woodblock prints
The woodblock prints are engraved and hand-printed using an ancient method handed down from generation to generation in Edo (present-day Tokyo) .

The woodblock engraver and printer belong to the Association for the Preservation of Ukiyo-e Woodblock Engraving and Printing Techniques, which is authorized under Article 83 of the Act for the Protection of Cultural Properties.
The woodblock print production techniques of the engravers and printers have been selected as "Selected Preservation Techniques for Important Folk Cultural Properties," a nationally designated cultural property.

Framing for Ukiyo-e
Framing for Ukiyo-e
Because the dimensions of Ukiyo-e differ from those of modern paintings in aspect ratio, it is difficult to find the best size for a ready-made frame. We will deliver your Ukiyo-e in a high-class frame ordered by HANZO to make it look more beautiful so that you can enjoy it as it is.

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