Update!

(15 August) The database should now be fixed, so there are no more stray funny characters... but there may still be glitches. I just discovered that all of the Peanuts puzzles had disappeared, because "artist=peanuts" was not matching "Peanuts"; so there is more to do in sorting out case-insensitive matching.

Database problem!

Apologies! A recent database upgrade has left lots of Japanese text corrupted, and also some variant characters, such as the e-acute in "Pokémon," not showing correctly. I am working to correct this but may take some days...

申し訳ありません 現在、データーベースの問題でほとんどのパズルの詳細などの日本語が文字化けになっています。修復するまで何日かかかるかも知れません。ご了承ください。

Jigsaw puzzles from Japan

Alphonse Mucha

Master of the style of Art Nouveau

Further down this page: About the artist

2000 pieces

Les fleurs

Four personified flowers: Rose, Iris, Carnation, and Lily. This popular series of prints was first issued in 1898.

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In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 2000 pieces; 530 x 380 mm (21" x 15")
Code: E54007 (54-007 on package)
Retail price ¥2000 (approx. US$13.51 €12.50 £10.47)

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Four seasons

In this four-panel painting, Mucha portrays Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter as women in the flowing and elegant style for which he is famous.

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An Epoch puzzle: 2000 pieces; 530 x 380 mm (21" x 15")
Code: E54017 (54-017 on package)
Retail price ¥2000 (approx. US$13.51 €12.50 £10.47)

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Zodiac

The signs of the zodiac are arranged in a circle around the head of the model, who wears ornate headgear, and whose hair flows in stylised curves. This is the original version, a calendar for 1896 printed for the magazine La Plume.

This puzzle has TINY pieces!

In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 2000 pieces; 380 x 530 mm (15" x 21")
Code: E54021 (54-021 on package)
Retail price ¥2000 (approx. US$13.51 €12.50 £10.47)

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1053 pieces

Times of the day

"Awakening of the morn, Brightness of the day, Dream of the evening, Rest of the night" — four panels represent the times of the day with female figures draped in the unmistakable flowing Mucha style.

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An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 380 x 260 mm (15" x 10")
Code: E31005 (31-005 on package)
Retail price ¥1600 (approx. US$10.81 €10.00 £8.38)

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Primrose and feather

These two beauties hold a flower and a feather in typical Mucha style.

On this puzzle the flower is referred to as a "primrose," a translation of the original French, but it appears to refer to the cluster-headed primrose (Primula veris) which grows across Europe, and is known in England as "cowslip" - not to be confused with the different plant (Marsh marigold) called a "cowslip" in the USA. Even so, the colour (at least in this print) is a deep reddish hue, quite unlike a delicate primrose yellow.

This puzzle has TINY pieces!

In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 260 x 380 mm (10" x 15")
Code: E31016 (31-016 on package)
Retail price ¥1600 (approx. US$10.81 €10.00 £8.38)

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The four arts: Dance

After the success of the Seasons series, in 1898 Mucha produced a similar series for the arts, including Dance.

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In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 260 x 380 mm (10" x 15")
Code: E31023 (31-023 on package)
Retail price ¥1600 (approx. US$10.81 €10.00 £8.38)

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Princess Hyacinth

This painting dates to 1911, when the artist was 51, and had returned to live in Prague — thus the title in the image is the Czech Princezna Hyacinta.

This puzzle has TINY pieces!

In stock
An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 260 x 380 mm (10" x 15")
Code: E31024 (31-024 on package)
Retail price ¥1600 (approx. US$10.81 €10.00 £8.38)

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Alphonse Mucha

Born in Moravia in 1860, Mucha moved to Paris where he became a leading figure in the art nouveau movement that heralded the turn of the 20th century. His name was originally Alfons, but in French and English it is often written Alphonse.

For more, see the Wikipedia article.

Deleted puzzles

For reference: you can view all the Mucha puzzles that are no longer available in the attic.