Here is the story how it was produced in the beginning and how it became so popular.
Just after the end of WWII, Keisuke Serizawa's first calendar for 1946 appeared. It was stencil dyed in 12 sheets of a hand-made-Japanese paper. Under the occupation by the United States, this calendar became popular among high-class officer's wives in U.S. Forces and was devised as a Christmas gift for people in the U.S. Since then, he had kept producing new calendar for 40 years until he passed away, and still even now, this calendar has been produced with existed patterns. It is popular not only in Japan but also all around the world still now.
This is printed version and the size is smaller than the original one to fit on a desk.
This technique of dyeing a pattern with a stencil is original of Keisuke Serizawa, and in 1956 he was specified as a Living National Treasure according to his achievements of "stencil-dyeing".
A plastic stand comes in the package so it is ready to work on your desk!
size: W4-1/8" H5-1/2"
*please click here to see his beautiful vintage calendar.
