Haruyo kimono jigsaw puzzles

Colours series

The gorgeous "colours" series - violet, gold, cherry, green, blue, white, and scarlet - appeared over 18 months, from mid-2004 to 2005, the initial 1000-piece versions followed by a selection in other sizes.

Some of the original series (matching the colours on the fan) have been discontinued, but much later additions — yellow and black — have also appeared.

1000: Charcoal

Haruyo has succeeded with a difficult artistic challenge—to make "black" into an alluring theme. This courtesan wears a kimono of vivid orange and purple, well set off against the black background with its lacework of red peonies. In her right hand she holds a kiseru, the traditional style of tobacco pipe, and her bare right foot peeps enticingly from the hem of her kimono.

This puzzle is cut to make pieces harder to find.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E11338 (11-338 on box)
Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$40.54 €30.93 £25.64)
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1000: Scarlet

A classic geisha pose - the model playfully shows off the ornate furisode sleeves of her kimono, against the background of a sumptuous red peony design. The original title, hien, is a rather fanciful word that might be translated "voluptuous scarlet."

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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E11173 (11-173 on box)
Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$40.54 €30.93 £25.64)
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216: Scarlet

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 216 pieces; 18 x 26 cm (7" x 10")
Code: E04001 (04-001 on box)
Retail price ¥1200 (approx. US$16.22 €12.37 £10.26)
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450: Lustrous white

This young bride has a modest enough pose, but her wedding kimono is luxuriant - diaphanous, a tinge of pale green, with a pattern of white cranes. Over the plum blossoms in the background, a pair of golden cranes bring good fortune.

Original title: Kihaku.

Note: The colours in this image are very delicate, and the original printed version looks much better than an image on the screen!

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 450 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: E08042 (08-042 on box)
Retail price ¥1400 (approx. US$18.92 €14.43 £11.97)
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450: Gold

The original title, Kogane Miyabi, says it all: "Golden elegance." The young model is ornately dressed in a silver and floral design kimono, but is still outdone by the backdrop - her outer robe of a golden peacock design.

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

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An Epoch puzzle: 450 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: E08012 (08-012 on box)
Retail price ¥1400 (approx. US$18.92 €14.43 £11.97)
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1000: Yellow splendour

The original title, Ouka, combines the charcter for "yellow" with that for "lustrous", in a way it is difficult to capture in English! The subject wears a kimono richly patterned in reds and purple, and stands on a background of fanciful flowers, in a setting of the richest deepest yellow...

This puzzle is cut to make pieces harder to find.

In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: E11307 (11-307 on box)
Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$40.54 €30.93 £25.64)
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500: Violet

A delicate young model holds a gauzy purple veil, and just reveals on her sleeve an echo of Hokusai's "Wave."

Original title: Shiyu

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An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 38 x 53 cm (15" x 21")
Code: E06032 (06-032S on box)
Retail price ¥2000 (approx. US$27.03 €20.62 £17.09)
Shipping from ¥700 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$9.46 €7.22 £5.98)
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216: Violet

A delicate young model holds a gauzy purple veil, and just reveals on her sleeve an echo of Hokusai's "Wave."

Original title: Shiyu

This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.

In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 216 pieces; 18 x 26 cm (7" x 10")
Code: E04013 (04-013 on box)
Retail price ¥1200 (approx. US$16.22 €12.37 £10.26)
Shipping from ¥400 (N. America, Europe, Australasia: approx. US$5.41 €4.12 £3.42)
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Morita Haruyo

Haruyo: signature and seal

The artist Morita Haruyo studied both Japanese art and kimono design, and she combines these with elements of her own Western-influenced technique. (She travelled to London in 1977, exactly the year I [Brian Chandler] first came to Tokyo.)

Morita is her family name: she follows the tradition of signing - and sealing - paintings with her given name only.

Note: The translations of titles are mine.

Other kimono puzzles

We now have the complete Haruyo catalog in stock, except for the slight delay in getting the latest displayed on the website.

Deleted puzzles

For reference: you can view all the Haruyo puzzles that are out of print in the Attic.