Matsuo Basho was a 17th century Japanese poet who established the shofu style of haiku poetry. One of the most famous of these is the "frog poem:" furuike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto (the old pond / a frog jumps in / water's sound). The colors and sounds of water and quiet thoughts are the inspiration for the 16 designs in this card package, with lines from Japanese haiku poets (Basho, Issa, and Sogu), Rumi (Islamic poet), and Lao Tzu (or Laozi, the Chinese philosopher and author of the Tao Te Ching). Cards are printed with archival inks on heavy cardstock paper and include matching envelopes, and purchase options include all 16 designs, the first half, and the second half.

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All 16 cards $48.00 USD Cards 1 - 8 $24.00 USD Cards 9 - 16 $24.00 USD

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lovely literary | scientific method spectacular | the artists' eye | take a hike | egyptian wisdom | please write | it takes a village | inside out | the language of flowers | the rose family | the world in black and white | it's a sign | designing women | snow in the sonora | ruminating on redoute | magnoliophyta | midsummer night's dream | fortune's wheel | western sea | pennell for your thoughts | seventeen syllables | new wave | the water sound