Jigsaw puzzles from Japan
The Attic
Deleted puzzles by artist Harai Kayomi
This page shows puzzles that are no longer available, just for historical curiosity, and for completeness.
In some cases puzzles are reissued with a different code number: if you have the old code number from somewhere, this page should show you the replacement (which may still be available).
3000 pieces
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz The four protector-gods (Kayomi)The four gods, the white tiger and blue dragon to west and east, Genbu the entwined snake/turtle to the north, and a splendidly flamboyant Suzaku (the red bird) occupying the foreground. All this in Kayomi's distinctive warm tones making a rich and impressive picture. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
 Permanently unavailableDiscontinued August 2018 An Epoch puzzle: 3000 pieces; 1020 x 730 mm (40" x 29") Code: E21101 (21-101 on package) Retail price ¥4800 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Dragons of five colours (Kayomi)This challenging puzzle includes no less than five of Kayomi's fluffy but fierce dragons. Five is the number of ancient Chinese elements, which are associated with the cardinal directions (including "centre"), and also with colours. So the central yellow dragon symbolises imperial authority, and manifests rank by having five claws and holding the magic ball. Around the four corners are the four protectorate dragons: Black to the north, Blue to the east, Red to the south, and White to the west. (These also match with the colours of the four protectorate gods.) No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Not availableDiscontinued March 2024 An Epoch puzzle: 3000 pieces; 1020 x 730 mm (40" x 29") Code: E21105 (21-105 on package) Retail price ¥4800 |
This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.2542 pieces
 © Kayomi Descent of the four gods (Kayomi)A typical Kayomi version of the four protector gods, the white tiger and blue dragon to west and east, the vivid red Suzaku bird in the south, and the Genbu the entwined snake/turtle to the north. A particularly striking silver snake, perhaps reminding us that this year (2013) is the Year of the Snake. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 2542 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E75021 (75-021 on package) Retail price ¥3500 |
2016 pieces
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Fuji owls (Kayomi)A pair of bright-eyed owls perch on a pine branch, with the auspicious Mount Fuji in the background. The owl is perhaps universally revered for its wisdom, but in Japanese tradition the owl is also associated with many other lucky properties, bringing monetary fortune, success in business and study, marital harmony and long life. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E23055 (23-055 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz White tiger and cherry (Kayomi)The cherry blossoms set off this white tiger, but do not make it look any less fearsome! No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableDiscontinued March 2018 An Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E23074 (23-074 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Fuji and phoenix (Kayomi)A phoenix in dazzling colours, set against red Fuji in the background - a traditional composition, yet in Kayomi's distinctive "feathery" style of painting.  No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E23302 (23-302 on package) Retail price ¥3600 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Dragon rising over Fuji (Kayomi)A very dramatic composition: the dragon looks fearsome, but is thought of as a lucky sign, rising through the auspicious purple cloud above Mount Fuji in the distance. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 2016 pieces; 500 x 750 mm (20" x 30") Code: E24107 (24-107 on package) Retail price ¥3500 |
1900 pieces
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Fire-breathing dragon and tiger (Kayomi)The confrontation between traditional rivals the tiger and dragon, this time portrayed by Kayomi with the tiger standing firm on a rock, facing the dragon across a fiery sea. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1900 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E17107 (17-107 on package) Retail price ¥3900 |
1518 pieces
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Dragon gorge (Kayomi)Where do dragons come from? There is a gorge called Longmen ("Dragon-gate") on the Yellow River that flows so fast it is said that any carp that managed to swim up it will turn itself into a dragon, the King of the scaly beasts. This picture is ideally suited to the traditional vertical format. Two carp leap upward, while a confident dragon shows his mettle at the top. This seemingly impossible climb is used as a metaphor for achievement in the world—and there is further good fortune indicated by the combination of pine and carp. (More wordplay: this can be read shôri, which with different characters means "victory".) No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1518 pieces; 340 x 1020 mm (13" x 40") Code: E18005 (18-005 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Tiger and dragon (Kayomi)The tiger and dragon snarl at each other, in this stylish "vertical panorama" — a format long used for traditional wall hangings. Although the title is just "Tiger and dragon" these are plainly the Chinese protector-gods, and the artist has added their Chinese names on the box: Qing-long, the blue dragon of the east, and Bai-hu, the white tiger of the west. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1518 pieces; 340 x 1020 mm (13" x 40") Code: E18006 (18-006 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Golden tiger (Kayomi)Kayomi makes the golden tiger a warm, almost cuddly, creature, yet he looks fierce enough... This puzzle forms a pair with E18010, the Silver Tiger. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1518 pieces; 340 x 1020 mm (13" x 40") Code: E18009 (18-009 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Dragon rising (Kayomi)A writhing dragon positively radiates energy as it climbs the waterfall, just like the legendary carp turning into a dragon by swimming up the "Dragongate" gorge on the Yellow River. Dragons have been venerated since ancient time as harbingers of good fortune of all sorts. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1518 pieces; 340 x 1020 mm (13" x 40") Code: E18020 (18-020 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
1500 pieces
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz White dragon (Kayomi)The white dragon has rather friendly-looking blue eyes, though his claws are sharp enough. This puzzle will not be easy, as almost all of the pieces are one shade of blue or another. When completed, this puzzle also forms a panorama image with E11202, "Blue dragon of the east," (but the pieces are different sizes). No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1500 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E14107 (14-107 on package) Retail price ¥3500 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Lucky tiger and dragon (Kayomi)The traditional confrontation: a very real-looking and fierce tiger versus the mythical oriental dragon, with its snakelike body, huge claws, staring eyes, and twisty whiskers. All this over an angry sea - with a lot of grey pieces to make this puzzle a fair challenge.  No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1500 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E15024 (15-024 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Hawk, Fuji, and pine (Kayomi)The combination of hawk, pine, and Fuji is an auspicious one, the hawk a symbol of strength, the evergreen pine a sign of endurance, and the red Mount Fuji a sacred Shinto symbol. Kayomi's hawk almost fills the frame, and indeed looks a fearsome predator. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1500 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E15058 (15-058 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Double dragon (Kayomi)A pair of dragons make fearsome adversaries. But in Buddhist-inspired mythology, they are not seen as evil, rather as symbols of right. Here each dragon has one claw extended as if to fight, but in the other holds the wish-fulfilling jewel, or cintamani (in Sanskrit), of both Buddhist and Hindu tradition. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1500 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E15059 (15-059 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
1053 pieces
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz The four protector-gods (Kayomi)The four gods, the white tiger and blue dragon to west and east, Genbu the entwined snake/turtle to the north, and a splendidly flamboyant Suzaku (the red bird) occupying the foreground. All this in Kayomi's distinctive warm tones making a rich and impressive picture. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableDiscontinued February 2019 An Apollo puzzle: 1053 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10") Code: P49701 (49-701 on package) Retail price ¥2300 |
1000 pieces
 © Kayomi Harai Happy owls (Kayomi)Mother and chick — these owls certainly look contented enough... No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableDiscontinued January 2023 A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 720 x 490 mm (28" x 19") Code: B31481 (31-481 on package) Retail price ¥3300 |
 © Kayomi Harai Owl Triplets (Kayomi)Cute little owls under the moonlight make quite a challenging puzzle... No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableDiscontinued June 2020 A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 720 x 490 mm (28" x 19") Code: B81114 (81-114 on package) Retail price ¥3800 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz White tiger of the west (Kayomi)The white tiger, protector god of the west, looking suitably fierce, yet in Kayomi's characteristically soft style. The box includes the characters for 'West: white tiger', and the Chinese reading 'Bai-hu' for "White tiger." No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E11201 (11-201 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Blue dragon of the east (Kayomi)The blue dragon, protector god of the east, shows his teeth, while his long long tail writhes into the distance among the lightning strikes. The box includes the characters for 'East: blue dragon', and the Chinese reading 'Qing-long' for "Blue dragon." No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E11202 (11-202 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Golden dragon (Kayomi)The dragon is one of the four protecting gods, normally associated with the East and blue, but as the most senior of the four, when the gods are associated with the Five Elements, it moves to the centre, taking the associated colour yellow. Kayomi portrays this dragon in warm colours, but flaming claws make it look ferocious enough... The box includes the characters for 'Yellow dragon', and the Chinese reading 'Huang-long'. This puzzle can be combined with White tiger howl (code E11302) to make a 2000-piece panel. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 500 x 750 mm (20" x 30") Code: E11301 (11-301 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz White tiger howl (Kayomi)The white tiger, one of the four protector gods, looking fierce in the moonlight. This puzzle can be combined with Golden dragon (code E11301) to make a 2000-piece panel; unusually, the tiger belongs on the right, because this is not the usual blue dragon of the east. The box includes the Chinese reading 'Bai-hu' for "White tiger". No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 500 x 750 mm (20" x 30") Code: E11302 (11-302 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz The four protector-gods (Kayomi)The four gods, the white tiger and blue dragon to west and east, Genbu the entwined snake/turtle to the north, and a splendidly flamboyant Suzaku (the red bird) occupying the foreground. All this in Kayomi's distinctive warm tones making a rich and impressive picture. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableDiscontinued January 2020 An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E11340 (11-340 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Tiger in bamboo grove (Kayomi)A very fierce-looking tiger threads his way through the bamboo... Kayomi's warm style does not lack impact in this very naturalistic scene. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E11346 (11-346 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Kirin (Kayomi)Although kirin is the modern Japanese word for 'giraffe', it originally refers to a quite different mythical beast, here portrayed by Kayomi in her inimitable soft but vivid style. This puzzle forms a pair with E11374, the Phoenix. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E11373 (11-373 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Phoenix (Kayomi)Kayomi gives the phoenix a splendid appearance... This puzzle forms a pair with E11373, the Kirin. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E11374 (11-374 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Silver dragon (Kayomi)The classic dragon pose and features (particularly the pair of long wavy whiskers) — and this fine specimen also clutches the symbolic Chintamani Stone, or "treasure ball". No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E11379 (11-379 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Dragons of five colours (Kayomi)This challenging puzzle includes no less than five of Kayomi's fluffy but fierce dragons. Five is the number of ancient Chinese elements, which are associated with the cardinal directions (including "centre"), and also with colours. So the central yellow dragon symbolises imperial authority, and manifests rank by having five claws and holding the magic ball. Around the four corners are the four protectorate dragons: Black to the north, Blue to the east, Red to the south, and White to the west. (These also match with the colours of the four protectorate gods.) No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableDiscontinued July 2017 An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E11386 (11-386 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz White lion roar (Kayomi)His huge mane highlighted by the sun, this white lion roars and breathes fire. Fearsome, yet with the typical Kayomi softening. The box includes the legend "Bai-shizi", which is the Chinese (pinyin) reading of the characters for "White lion". No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableDiscontinued February 2017 An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20") Code: E11404 (11-404 on package) Retail price ¥3000 |
600 pieces
 © Kayomi Harai Golden dragon - wild tiger (Kayomi)A typical Kayomi scene, as the fierce-looking tiger faces off the wily dragon... No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableDiscontinued December 2017 An Apollo puzzle: 600 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10") Code: P49306 (49-306 on package) Retail price ¥2100 |
500 pieces
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Blue dragon of the east (Kayomi)The blue dragon, protector god of the east, shows his teeth, while his long long tail writhes into the distance among the lightning strikes. He has, of course, his cintamani magic ball at the ready. The box includes the characters for 'East: blue dragon', and the Chinese reading 'Qing-long' for "Blue dragon." No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableDiscontinued January 2020 An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 530 x 380 mm (21" x 15") Code: E06054 (06-054 on package) Retail price ¥2000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz White tiger of the west (Kayomi)The white tiger, protector god of the west, looking suitably fierce, yet in Kayomi's characteristically soft style. The box includes the characters for 'West: white tiger', and the Chinese reading Bai-hu for "White tiger." No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters. Permanently unavailableDiscontinued January 2020 An Epoch puzzle: 500 pieces; 530 x 380 mm (21" x 15") Code: E06055 (06-055 on package) Retail price ¥2000 |
450 pieces
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Lucky tiger and dragon (Kayomi)The traditional confrontation: a very real-looking and fierce tiger versus the mythical oriental dragon, with its snakelike body, huge claws, staring eyes, and twisty whiskers. All this over an angry sea - with a lot of grey pieces to make this puzzle a fair challenge. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableAn Epoch puzzle: 450 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10") Code: E08001 (08-001 on package) Retail price ¥1400 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz White tiger of the west (Kayomi)The white tiger, protector god of the west, looking suitably fierce, yet in Kayomi's characteristically soft style. The box includes the characters for 'West: white tiger', and the Chinese reading 'Bai-hu' for "White tiger." No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableDiscontinued November 2021 An Epoch puzzle: 450 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10") Code: E08038 (08-038 on package) Retail price ¥1400 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Blue dragon of the east (Kayomi)The blue dragon, protector god of the east, shows his teeth, while his long long tail writhes into the distance among the lightning strikes. The box includes the characters for 'East: blue dragon', and the Chinese reading 'Qing-long' for "Blue dragon." No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableDiscontinued December 2017 An Epoch puzzle: 450 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10") Code: E08039 (08-039 on package) Retail price ¥1400 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Hawk, Fuji, and pine (Kayomi)The combination of hawk, pine, and Fuji is an auspicious one, the hawk a symbol of strength, the evergreen pine a sign of endurance, and the red Mount Fuji a sacred Shinto symbol. Kayomi's hawk almost fills the frame, and indeed looks a fearsome predator. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableDiscontinued March 2017 An Apollo puzzle: 450 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10") Code: P44704 (44-704 on package) Retail price ¥2000 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz White dragon (Kayomi)The white dragon has rather friendly-looking blue eyes, though his claws are sharp enough. This puzzle will not be easy, as almost all of the pieces are one shade of blue or another.
This puzzle can also be combined with E08039 "Blue dragon of the east" to form a panorama puzzle. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableDiscontinued December 2017 An Apollo puzzle: 450 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10") Code: P46502 (46-502 on package) Retail price ¥1400 |
420 pieces
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Golden tiger (Kayomi)Kayomi makes the golden tiger a warm, almost cuddly, creature, yet he looks fierce enough... This puzzle forms a pair with E52110, the Silver Tiger. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableDiscontinued 2016 An Epoch puzzle: 420 pieces; 182 x 515 mm (7" x 20") Code: E52109 (52-109 on package) Retail price ¥1800 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Silver tiger (Kayomi)The silver tiger takes an aggressive stance under the silvery moon... This puzzle forms a pair with E52109, the Golden Tiger. No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableDiscontinued May 2017 An Epoch puzzle: 420 pieces; 182 x 515 mm (7" x 20") Code: E52110 (52-110 on package) Retail price ¥1800 |
 © Harai Kayomi / Studio Oz Dragon gorge (Kayomi)Where do dragons come from? There is a gorge called Longmen ("Dragon-gate") on the Yellow River that flows so fast it is said that any carp that managed to swim up it will turn itself into a dragon, the King of the scaly beasts. This picture is ideally suited to the traditional vertical format. Two carp leap upward, while a confident dragon shows his mettle at the top. This seemingly impossible climb is used as a metaphor for achievement in the world—and there is further good fortune indicated by the combination of pine and carp. (More wordplay: this can be read shôri, which with different characters means "victory".) No biographical details available. She signs her given name Kayomi in Roman letters.
Permanently unavailableDiscontinued October 2017 An Epoch puzzle: 420 pieces; 182 x 515 mm (7" x 20") Code: E52138 (52-138 on package) Retail price ¥1800 |
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