japanese cats - 12 blank note cards: in 6 original illustrations by setsu broderick with 12 envelopes in a keepsake box

These charming blank note cards feature art from the beautifully illustrated children’s book Japanese Traditions by author & illustrator Setsu Broderick

The 6 carefully selected images are an intricately illustrated romp through the childhood reminiscences of Broderick, each celebrating a different month of the year. On the back of each card is a brief history or meaning of each fun, lighthearted scene.

High-quality and beautifully illustrated, these cards are the perfect addition to a little gift, or to mail to a special someone just because. The set includes:

• 12 folded blank note cards: 6 x 4 inches (152 x 102 mm)
• 12 envelopes: 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches (160 x 108 mm)
• Features 6 charming artworks (2 cards of each design) selected from the beautifully illustrated children’s book Japanese Traditions by author/illustrator Setsu Broderick
• All contained in a keepsake box!

Setsu Broderick grew up in a small country village in Western Japan in the 1950s and attended art college in Japan. She has worked as a designer and illustrator in Los Angeles for over 20 years, and has previously illustrated six books, including Cat Blessings, Cats Rule!, Dog Blessings, Dogs Rule! and The Little Book of All Things Cat. Setsu’s humorous illustrations, designs, and artwork are exhibited throughout the world. Max, her desk-chewing cockatoo, is her most vocal art critic. Setsu frequently returns to Japan to visit her Mom cat and brother and sister kittens and their families.

Tuttle Studio draws inspiration from the modern and traditional cultures of Asia to create its language workbooks and resources, journals, stationery, gift wrapping products and origami paper. It is a division of Tuttle Publishing, a leading publisher of books on the languages, history, art and cultures of Asia. The company was founded in 1832 in Rutland, Vermont (USA) and opened a branch in Tokyo, Japan in 1948.