'School for the Gifted' Giclée Print
This print is set in the Meiji Era, the time period when Japan was transitioning from a medieval caste system, to a modern open society. In this time period public education began to be commonly available for all. The students are wearing school uniforms accurate to the time period.
The blue caption is done in the style of a Meiji Era advertisement. The center, bold text says 吾輩の英雄義塾, which translates to 'My Hero School'.
On the right edge of the blue caption it says 大日本静岡縣結田府市, which translates to 'Musutafu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Great Japan', which is where the show actually takes place.
The white caption reads:
益なき時こそ挑戦することが真の英雄の大前提!!
Which translates to:
"When there's nothing to be gained, rising to the challenge at those times is surely the mark of a true hero!"
We also designed custom school seals for this print. They can be found in red ink. The top one says ひろあか, which is read phonetically "Hero Aka", short for "Hero Academy". The bottom seal says the same, but in kanji: 寛明.
NOTE - You can choose between two paper types for your print:
1) Handmade Japanese Paper: Created by the Kikuchi Studio in Ehime Japan, this paper features a lovely mulberry texture and rough deckled edges. The overall effect makes our giclée prints look like real historical Japanese prints. I'm very proud of these!
2) Western Paper: This is a high quality 80 lb cover paper, similar to hot press watercolor paper. My art prints look stunning on its smooth, matte finish. This is the paper I usually bring to conventions, so if you have purchased art from me at a live event, you probably have this paper style.
Every print is signed by the artist.
Measures 12x17 inches.
This print looks great in three standard 16 x 20 frames (US, Canada) or 40 x 50 cm (everywhere else).