{"product_id":"yamamoto-paper-ro-biki-note-museum-series-tokaido-ga042","title":"Yamamoto Paper RO-BIKI Note Museum Series — Tokaido (Hokusai)","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eA woodblock print from a series most people only know one image from\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eMost people who've never studied ukiyo-e still recognize \u003cem\u003eThe Great Wave\u003c\/em\u003e — it's the most famous image from Hokusai's \u003cem\u003eThirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e, but the series runs to thirty-six prints, most far less known outside Japan. This edition of the RO-BIKI Note Museum Series carries a different one: \u003cem\u003eFuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tokaido\u003c\/em\u003e, from around 1830–1832, now held in the collection of the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum. It shows travelers fording the Oi River near the Kanaya post station on the Tokaido road, hauling baggage and each other across the current on their backs, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eWhy a woodblock print survives the wax treatment well\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eYamamoto prints this cover directly from the woodblock composition, then applies its usual wax finish over both the front and back panel. Woodblock printing already works in flat, bold color fields rather than fine gradients, which means the creasing and scuffing that comes with daily carry tends to read as texture within the print rather than damage to it — closer to how an actual centuries-old print picks up wear than how a photograph would.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe Yamanashi museum behind it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, where this print is held, focuses specifically on materials connected to Mount Fuji — which was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2013 — alongside work from Hokusai's contemporary Hiroshige, who painted his own \u003cem\u003eThirty-Six Views of Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e around the same period. It's a narrower, more specialized collection than the encyclopedic museums the rest of the Museum Series draws from, which suits a print that's itself part of a tightly focused single-subject series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eBuilt the same way as the rest of the RO-BIKI line\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eUnderneath the cover art, the notebook matches the rest of the series: 60 pages of 5mm dot grid on chiffon cream writing paper around 75g\/m², thread-stitched with a saddle stitch so it lies flat rather than springing shut, sized at 88 × 125mm to match a Japanese passport. It also fits passport-size Traveler's Notebook covers as a refill, or works fine with no cover at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCover: wax-treated paper (ro-BIKI finish), Hokusai's \u003cem\u003eFuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tokaido\u003c\/em\u003e (c. 1830–1832), Yamanashi Prefectural Museum collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSize: 88 × 125mm (passport size)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePages: 60, 5mm dot grid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eProduct code: GA042\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePaper: chiffon cream writing paper, approx. 75g\/m², fountain pen friendly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBinding: thread-stitched, saddle stitch, lies flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFits passport-size Traveler's Notebook covers as a refill\/insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMade in Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eBilingual service — English and French\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Shosai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48041135866081,"sku":"YP-GA042","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8032\/1249\/files\/10146253_1.jpg?v=1772556506","url":"https:\/\/shosai.ca\/products\/yamamoto-paper-ro-biki-note-museum-series-tokaido-ga042","provider":"Shosai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}