Hobonichi Techo 2025 - A6 Cover Only - Unsodo: Bijutsukai (Ferry)

Bijutsukai and Shin Bijutsukai are craft design books published during the Meiji period (1868–1912). Both contain beautiful designs created by various Japanese painters and designers. This collection of multicolored woodblock print designs was published by Unsodo, a Kyoto-based art publishing company and the only publisher of hand-printed woodblock books in Japan.

Hobonichi created a cover with a craft design from Bijutsukai, depicting a ferryboat.

The composition of the design is a bird’s-eye view from high above of a ferryboat floating on the river. Although simplified to the utmost, we can see the boatman in charge of the boat wearing a straw hat and raincoat. The light blue color of the river is struck by large white oblique lines that look like sunlight; the stripe-looking arrangement gives it a sense of modernity, even with a classical motif. The boats and flowers peeking out create a rhythm, and it looks as if the whole picture represents the time the boat spends on the river. The craft design will make you feel a refreshing breeze blowing through the air.

DETAILS:
Color: Unsodo: Bijutsukai (Ferry)
Material: Primarily polyester
Feature 1: "Butterfly stopper" - pen loops on either side keeps the planner book shut when pen is inserted
Feature 2: A rectangle and a triangle bookmarks to keep your place in two parts of your book
Feature 3: Light weight and versatile to use in all settings
Feature 4: Perfect for use with a patterned 'Cover on Cover'
Size: H: 165 x W: 244 x T: 3 mm / H: 6.5″ x W: 9.6″ x T: 0.1″
Weight: 100 g
*This cover fits an A6 size Hobonichi Techo book
*Specifications may vary slightly
* Planner is sold separately