vintage japanese monochrome print : forest / palm tree hats and clever hidden rain cover

and clever hidden rain cover

These deeds are over 100 years old and show individual signs of wear

side zipper pocket : accessible for small items while wearing the bag

with ribbed neck and cuffs

vintage japanese monochrome print : forest / palm tree hats and clever hidden rain coverThis monochrome reproduction has a different work by Omoda Seiju (1891 1933) on each side a stand of trees gentry encroaching upon a pond, and a majestic palm with an amphibian friend (or two). Omoda Seiju's use of negative space and choice of subject landscapes, birds, animals, insects typical of the era, make him an exemplar of the early twentieth century nihonga (Japanese art) movement. From a catalogue of monochrome reproductions that was printed