BENRIDO COLLOTYPE Postcard, "Komadori and Azalea"

Collotype is an interesting fusion between French and Japanese discoveries. The printing process was discovered in France, about 150 years ago. It was a new style of printing that combines photography and printmaking and the results are one-of-a-kind. BENRIDO was established in 1887 in Kyoto, where they have been specializing in Collotype printing since 1905. With over a century of experience in the craft, they are one of the very few Collotype studios left, and the world’s only one that produces full-color photographic Collotype prints. They have won several awards and recognitions and have been responsible for many big art works and projects in Japan and abroad. 

Katsuji Koizumi

Born in Tokyo from 1891 to 1945. Studied under Aki Yuki. Preservation of clearness, landscape paintings, and flower and bird paintings with precise depiction. His masterpieces are "Sound Voice" and "Yamako Asaharu".

Izumi Tsuchioka

Born in Fukui prefecture from 1891 to 1958, Meiji 24 to 1958. Studied under Motoaki Yuki and Katsuji Koizumi. He breeds many birds and is also friends with the bird lover. Not only was he excellent at drawing flowers and birds, he was also a member of the Japan Bird Society.