Star Festival
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About Reproduction
Bring the timeless beauty of Takehisa Yumeji's Star Festival into your home with a handmade oil painting reproduction. Carefully recreated on canvas by skilled artists using traditional techniques, this piece captures the delicate brushwork, subtle light, and vibrant color of the original masterpiece. With museum-level quality and rich texture, it brings elegance and artistic depth to any space. Enjoy free shipping and make this masterpiece a part of your personal collection.
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Original Description
The ethereal beauty of Star Festival by Takehisa Yumeji transports viewers to Taisho-era Japan, where delicate figures sway beneath a celestial tapestry. This 1920s masterpiece embodies Yumeji's iconic Yumeji-shiki style—blending traditional ukiyo-e aesthetics with Art Nouveau grace, featuring elongated, melancholic figures with wistful expressions. The scene depicts Tanabata, a festival where star-crossed lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi reunite, rendered in soft, dreamlike washes of indigo, silver, and rose. Yumeji’s works bridged elite art and mass culture, revolutionising bijin-ga (images of beauties) through accessible postcard prints. Today, this piece symbolises the Taisho Roman period’s fleeting elegance, standing alongside Women in Spring as a quintessential example of Japan’s modernist transition. Its cosmic romance and lyrical minimalism influenced later shōjo manga aesthetics.
For interior styling, this artwork’s muted palette harmonises wonderfully with Scandinavian minimalism or Japandi spaces. Frame it in a slender black ash or whitewashed oak to echo its Taisho Modern origins, ideally sized at A2 (42x59cm) for study nooks or bedroom accent walls. Position near mid-century furniture with clean lines—a rosewood console or paper lantern pendant light would create poetic contrast. In offices, pair with dove grey walls and rattan accessories to balance professionalism with serenity. The celestial theme invites layered textures: drape a silver-threaded throw over a nearby chair, or place a cluster of obsidian spheres as a vignette. For color echoes, introduce slate blue cushions or a single stem of hydrangea in a ceramic vase—subtle nods to Yumeji’s starry palette that modernise its vintage charm without overwhelming the space.
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Lead Time & Shipping
When you order this oil painting replica, it typically takes 2-3 weeks to paint. If the artwork is more complex, it might need a little more time to ensure the best quality. Once it's ready, we'll send you a photo for your approval. After you give the green light, we'll ship it to you for free.
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Return & Refund
We believe in the quality of our hand-painted oil painting reproductions, and your satisfaction is our priority. If for any reason, you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, we offer a 45-day return policy. You can return your artwork within 45 days of receipt and receive a full refund. Please note that the artwork must be returned in the original packaging and in the same condition as it was received.
