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Fukurokuju ~ God of Longevity ~ Vintage Watercolor Post Cards

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A beautiful watercolor painting of Cherry Blossoms 1918. Japanese painting (絵画 kaiga?) is one of the oldest and most highly refined of the Japanese visual arts, encompassing a wide variety of genres and styles. As with the history of Japanese arts in general, the long history of Japanese painting exhibits synthesis and competition between native Japanese aesthetics and adaptation of imported ideas. A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-soluble vehicle. The traditional and most common support for watercolor paintings is paper; other supports include papyrus, bark papers, plastics, vellum or leather, fabric, wood, and canvas. Credit: Wikipedia At The Vintage Vamp we obtain high quality images of vintage artwork. Then we use state of the art technology and editing to bring back to life the most compelling images from the past. Unlike a lot of reproductions sold on the Internet, ours have been refurbished to bring out the original colors and fix as many imperfections as possible. We use only PNG format and the largest PPI (pixels per inch) possible, which is the very best for printing. This assures that your image will print with the highest quality possible, no matter what size you choose. Credit: Library of Congress
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Chinese Dragon iPhone 4 Cases

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Legendary creatures in Chinese and Japanese mythology and folklore. Chinese dragons are typically portrayed as long, scaled, serpentine creatures with four legs. In contrast to European dragons that are considered evil, Chinese dragons traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, and floods. Originally from a colored engraving made in the 1800s.
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Cherry Blossom Love Pinback Button

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Once upon a time, a very quiet, very short, half-Japanese, half-French, half-Canadian, half-human Kokeshi-doll she-kitten named Mayumi wished with all her might that the universe would grant her magical powers…suddenly, her Fairy Godfather appeared and offered her the chance to make her wish come true. But there was one condition…since she would know so many magical secrets which she could never divulge, she would in turn not ever be able to LIE…about anything else. So Mayumi not understanding the full consequences, accepted the bargain and became Super-Magical. But now Mayumi just can't hold back her thoughts and feelings from anyone. If you ask her a question, she feels compelled to tell you the truth. And this combined with her habit of stealing expensive jewelry, luxury cars and other valuable objects, often gets her into some hot water.!You can learn more about Mayumi on her very own Facebook Page! ^o^

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Vintage Japanese Ukiyo e Woodcut ~ Bird and Flower iPhone 5 Cover

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A beautiful antique Nippon Ukiyo-e Woodcut image of a Bird and a Flower adorns this print. Ukiyo e translate literally “pictures of the floating world” is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints or woodcuts and paintings produced between the 17th and the 20th centuries, featuring motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theatre, and pleasure quarters. It is the main artistic genre of woodblock printing in Nihon. Ukiyo-e refers to a conception of an evanescent world, impermanent, fleeting beauty and a realm of entertainments (kabuki, courtesans, geisha) divorced from the responsibilities of the mundane, everyday world. Credit: Wikipedia At The Vintage Vamp we obtain high quality images of vintage artwork. Then we use state of the art technology and editing to bring back to life the most compelling images from the past. Unlike a lot of reproductions sold on the Internet, ours have been refurbished to bring out the original colors and fix as many imperfections as possible. We use only PNG format and the largest PPI (pixels per inch) possible, which is the very best for printing. This assures that your image will print with the highest quality possible, no matter what size you choose. Credit: Library of Congress
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