This is the Japanese New Year card design for 2024.
The design was inspired by the image of a blue dragon in reference to this year's Chinese zodiac sign, the "dragon.
WarmThanksDesign has represented the character dragon in lettering. The image of a dragon climbing up is represented by the sky and the sea. From the middle of the long, narrow paper, the sea is represented, but when developing the Chinese zodiac, the image of a seahorse is often used in the year of the dragon, so the image switches to an illustration of a seahorse in the middle of the paper.
WarmThanksDesign has represented the character dragon in lettering. The image of a dragon climbing up is represented by the sky and the sea. From the middle of the long, narrow paper, the sea is represented, but when developing the Chinese zodiac, the image of a seahorse is often used in the year of the dragon, so the image switches to an illustration of a seahorse in the middle of the paper.
The New Year's greeting decoration consists of two sheets of paper, with tracing paper on the top and top quality paper on the bottom. Transparent toner is used on the top quality paper to express the dragon's scales. When light hits the paper, the transparent part shines through.
On the left is a description and a one word message tag
In the center is a New Year's greeting card
On the right is a special envelope.
In the center is a New Year's greeting card
On the right is a special envelope.
When exposed to light, the transparent toner shows through.
This is a New Year's card decoration.
The background can be switched between two colors.
Above is daytime sky and sea.
The lower one represents the sky and sea at dusk.
The upper paper is tracing paper, so it picks up the color of the lower paper,
The colors of the top paper is tracing paper, so it picks up the colors of the bottom paper, and the colors come to life.
The background can be switched between two colors.
Above is daytime sky and sea.
The lower one represents the sky and sea at dusk.
The upper paper is tracing paper, so it picks up the color of the lower paper,
The colors of the top paper is tracing paper, so it picks up the colors of the bottom paper, and the colors come to life.
The New Year's greeting ornament made of long and thin paper represents the body of a dragon.
The calligraphy is by WarmThanksDesign.
The calligraphy is by WarmThanksDesign.
From here, the design represents seahorses = the sea.
Consider hanging it from above like this to display it tapestry style
Or, since it is folded, it can stand on its own on a flat surface.