Shadow Shapes Greeting Card

One of a set of three prints by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), entitled 'New Edition of Shadow Shapes' (c.1842). Hiroshige was one of the last masters of the Japanese 'ukiyo-e' style and a great influence on Western painters such as Van Gogh. Courtesy Minneapolis Institue of Art. 

Single Greeting Card 
Blank inside
Card measures: 170mm x 120mm (6 3/4" x 4 3/4")
Includes coordinating envelope
Printed with vegetable-based inks on a carbon neutral press using responsibly sourced, 300gsm Italian paper.

Printed in London U.K.

The Pattern Book creates beautiful greetings cards and gift wrap from vintage graphics. Whether in a long-forgotten catalogue, an old scientific illustration, an obscure, even baffling, technical drawing, we’re fascinated by art, science and the history of ideas, seeking out thoughtful and unique designs in unusual places.