A beauty in a kimono is an irresistible subject — to the point where at least one of our artists, Haruyo, devotes herself to it. Although this is a "traditional" theme, there is a huge range of styles shown here.
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Kimonos -
Kaname, traditional artist -
Senko -
Woodblock prints -
Saotome -
Haruyo
Separate page for kimonos and dragons
Ozuma Kaname
Signed Kaname with full-name seal
The painter Ozuma Kaname was born in 1939, in Niigata. He studied traditional Japanese art, and his pictures are generally based on traditional themes.
Ozuma is his family name: he signs paintings with the single character of his given name only.

© Ozuma Kaname
Framed by red maples, this lady wears a striking kimono. The original title, Gion-no-komachi implies that she is a beauty from Gion, the traditional geisha area of Kyoto.
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© Ozuma Kaname
A demure beauty poses below a weeping cherry in full flower.
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With a huge full moon as backdrop, Kaguyahime ("Princess of the shining night") has a pensive look. The story of which she is heroine, the "Bamboo cutter's tale", dates back a thousand years, to the great cultural flowering that was the Heian period. In the story, she was found as a tiny baby inside a bamboo trunk.
As we see, a beauty of that time wore her eyebrows high, and her hair exceedingly long. She also spared no expense on her kimono.
Good articles at Wikipedia:
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter -
Heian period
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Senko Takahashi
Elaborate signature Senko, and seal
Born in Tokyo in 1966, Senko Takahashi had his first joint exhibition in the Seibu department store at the age of only 17. After attending Tama Art University, he worked as a graphic designer in New York, and on returning to Japan in 1990 continued his career with many exhibition successes. He also appeared on TV in the role of an expert describing the techniques of Leonardo da Vinci.
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Saotome Taichi
Saotome Taichi is a very young actor (born 1991) who grew up in theatre, his father being head of the Gekidan Sujaku troupe. From an early age he showed a talent as an onnagata, that is, a male actor who plays female roles. In addition to stage roles, he has also appeared in
two films directed by Takeshi Kitano. His stage name is a combination of a fairly common family name Saotome, which means "Maiden" approximately, and a very masculine given name Taichi.
Here are just the three latest Haruyo puzzle — many many more on the Haruyo pages.
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Three figures perform an elegant dance, with huge floral fronds (of wisteria?) — the original title is Kyo-no-mai.
The picture on the box has a number of "mistakes", slight differences from the puzzle.
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Code: E59008 (59-008 on box)
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© Haruyo
A classic Haruyo pose of this courtesan(?) in a richly coloured kimono. The outermost layer is decorated with a gorgeous (but as usual ferocious-looking) dragon...
This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.
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Code: E23311 (23-311 on box)
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A classic pose: a young woman sits gracefully in a vivid floral kimono, to a backdrop of cherry blossoms.
You will need to look out for the "mistakes" in the picture on the box, but this should be a fun puzzle, with plenty of texture and no tedious uniform areas.
The picture on the box has a number of "mistakes", slight differences from the puzzle.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E59002 (59-002 on box)
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