Japanese Maple Leaves Sumi-e Print | Autumn Ink Wash Wall Art

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• Each print is made to order, just for you — never warehoused, never mass-produced.
• Not right for your wall? 14-day returns, no questions. The risk is ours, not yours.
• Ships in 2–3 days. Tracked delivery worldwide
• Yugen Print is a one-person studio with a love of the sumi-e tradition. Every piece is chosen for a single quality: stillness.

Autumn caught quiet.

A scatter of Japanese maple leaves — momiji — rendered in classical sumi-e ink. The Japanese have a word, mono no aware, for the gentle ache of impermanence: the awareness that a maple leaf is most beautiful in the moment it is about to fall. This piece holds that moment. Painted in the classical Japanese sumi-e tradition where nothing is refined, nothing is softened — everything is essential. For those who want their walls to honor the quiet weight of a single season.

WHERE IT BELONGS

• Bedrooms with linen, wool, or warm wood textures.
• Reading nooks that deepen in the autumn months.
• Japandi living rooms looking for a seasonal anchor.
• Hallways or entryways where the eye needs a soft pause.

THE DETAILS

• Premium matte archival paper
• Available in five sizes, 8"×12" to 24"×36"
• Made to order
• Unframed (frame recommendations available in our journal)
• Part of the Yugen Print Four Seasons collection.

FULFILLMENT

• Made-to-order, dispatched within 3-5 business days
• US fulfillment from Print Clever (US warehouse)
• UK and EU fulfillment from Print Clever (UK warehouse)
• Worldwide shipping available

PAIRS BEAUTIFULLY WITH

• A solid oak or warm walnut frame to deepen the autumn tones
• Warm, low ambient lighting (a paper lantern or floor uplight)
• Linen-textured walls or muted clay-toned paint
• Incense, a candle, or a small ceramic vessel suggesting ritual
• Other seasonal pieces from the Yugen Print collection

THE PHILOSOPHY

This piece is rooted in three intersecting Japanese principles:

• Hanami (花見) — the practice of pausing to witness fleeting beauty
• Mono no aware (物の哀れ) — the bittersweet awareness of impermanence
• Ma (間) — the eloquence of negative space

Each print is designed not as decoration, but as a small invitation to pause.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

• Avoid prolonged direct sunlight to preserve color over time
• Frame behind UV-protective glass for archival display
• Handle by edges with clean hands
• Store flat or framed; do not roll for extended periods

ABOUT YUGEN PRINT

Yugen Print is an independent studio operating between Kobe, Japan and New Zealand, creating original Japanese-aesthetic wall art rooted in wabi-sabi philosophy. Each piece is conceived to bring a sense of considered presence into the contemplative home.

EU representative: Yugen Print, hello@yugenprint.com, 14 Hazeldean Road, Christchurch, CAN, 8024, NZ

Product information: Generic brand, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC

Warnings, Hazard: No restrictions, Blank product sourced from the United Kingdom

Care instructions: If the poster does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, dry cloth.