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Japanese Ink on paper Gibbons Primates & Landscape Notepad

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5.5" x 6" Notepad - 40 pages

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Size: 5.5" x 6" Notepad - 40 pages

Jotting notes is more fun with your own custom notepad! Printed in sharp and full color, these notepads look great with any color image, text, or design. Featuring 40 easy tear-away pages of quality paper, custom notebooks are perfect for the home or office.

  • Size: 5.5" x 6"
  • 40 single side tear-away pages
  • Design printed on every page
  • Hard cardboard backing
Designer Tip: To ensure the highest quality print, please note that this product’s customizable design area measures 5.5" x 6". For best results please add 1/8" bleed.

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Japanese Ink on paper Gibbons Primates & Landscape Notepad

Japanese Ink on paper Gibbons Primates & Landscape Notepad

Artwork by Japanese artist, Sesson Shūkei (ca. 1504–ca. 1589) "猿猴捉月図屏風 - Gibbons in a Landscape Artist: Sesson Shūkei (ca. 1504–ca. 1589) Period: Muromachi period (1392–1573) Date: ca. 1570 Culture: Japan Medium: Pair of six-panel screens; ink on paper The gibbon, native to the forested mountains of southern China, is known in Japan only through painting and poetry. In literary contexts, its cry is associated with the elevated spirit of solitude, and in Daoist lore with a superior life force. Japanese Zen monks treasured images of gibbons painted by the Chinese monk Muqi (ca. 1210–after 1269), and by the late fifteenth century paintings of gibbons in the manner of this artist had become a favored subject for screen decoration. Here a chain of gibbons is shown reaching futilely for a reflection of the moon, a symbol of enlightenment. This scene illustrates a fundamental Zen paradox: if one is deliberately or overly anxiously trying to attain enlightenment, then that spiritual path will not lead to true enlightenment. As reflected in the subject matter of many of his paintings, Sesson was a Zen monk-artist. He was a highly learned and prolific painter who studied a wide array of earlier Chinese ink painting styles and played a major role in the creation of a distinctive Japanese style of so-called Zen ink painting."

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By Pearl B.May 30, 2018Verified Purchase
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I lover the colors and the whimsical pattern, the weight of the paper is perfect for notes. Looks just like they did online, a very happy customer.
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By Pearl B.May 30, 2018Verified Purchase
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Great quality paper, classic design, loved the options. Great font choices, turned out just like the example online. Very pleased
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By Christine B.October 8, 2020Verified Purchase
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I love this notepad. It’s just the right size for my grocery list and my to do list. Hi I was surprised at the quality of the paperwork.It was heavier than I expected, and I really like it. The printing turned out beautifully!

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Created on: 12/15/2016, 8:06 AM
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