Jigsaw puzzles from Japan

Paintings by Ozuma Kaname

Further down this page: About the artist

Kaname paints a wide range of traditional subjects, from kimono beauties to Buddhist deities, tigers, dragons, and other animals. (Note: The translations of titles are mine.)

1000 pieces

Dragon vs. tiger

The tiger, symbol of fire, and the dragon, symbol of water, are often portrayed as adversaries, representing the heaven-earth or ying-yang dichotomy.

Note that the tiger is quite naturalistic, whereas the dragon is an entirely mythical beast, and more like a snake with legs and horns than the giant lizard form of Western dragon.

This puzzle is also available in 2000 pieces (code A20047).

In stock
An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: A10311 (1000-311 on package)
Retail price ¥3000 (approx. US$20.69 €19.11 £16.04)

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Tiger vs. Dragon

The classic duo from the four protector gods: the tiger quite naturalistic, but the dragon a fantastic scaly snake-like body with fierce fangs, talons, and horns.

Not available
Discontinued February 2025
A Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: Y101311 (10-1311 on package)
Retail price ¥3200

Owl family

An owl family by moonlight. Owls are traditionally seen as symbols of wisdom, and here the mother display her care for the chicks.

In stock
A Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 750 x 500 mm (30" x 20")
Code: Y101312 (10-1312 on package)
Retail price ¥3200 (approx. US$22.07 €20.38 £17.11)

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300 pieces

Owl

Perhaps universally revered as wise (though I wonder if it's just the Harry Potter spectacles?), the owl is here portrayed as a harbinger of good fortune.

The title - word play

luck

come

male

Instead of writing fukurô, "owl", in the normal way, the Japanese title of the painting consists of the somewhat contrived sequence of Chinese characters shown on the left.

In stock
An Appleone puzzle: 300 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10")
Code: A03170 (300-170 on package)
Retail price ¥1500 (approx. US$10.34 €9.55 £8.02)

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Ozuma Kaname

Signed Kaname with full-name seal

The painter Ozuma Kaname was born in 1939, in Niigata. He studied traditional Japanese art, and his pictures are generally based on traditional themes.

Ozuma is his family name: he signs paintings with the single character of his given name only.

No longer available: for reference, you can view all the Kaname puzzles that have been deleted in the Attic