Paperblanks Karakusa Journal Collection_The Met Matching note cards and sheets

Matching note cards and sheets are sold separately

The sun and sunburst designs featured on the Celestial cap require multiple levels of engraving

This fountain pen has been inspired by the legendary white robe with the red cross the Knight Templars used to wear

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its unique black and white marbled cover has graced the desks of schoolchildren and scholars

Paperblanks Karakusa Journal Collection_The Met Matching note cards and sheetsA karakusa is an arabesque design of vines or branches and was a popular motif for creating lacquerware. This style, using gold powder sprinkled onto lacquer, developed during the Heian period and thrived in the Edo period, the era from which this design likely originates.