Summary The Paperblanks Karakusa Midi Journal is a 5 x 7 inch hardcover lined notebook with 144 pages of smooth 120 gsm laid paper. Its black and gold Japanese lacquer-inspired cover, elastic closure, ribbon marker, and memento pouch make it a beautiful everyday journal for writing, planning, and notes.
Product Story Karakusa is a flowing arabesque pattern of vines and branches, a motif long used in Japanese decorative arts and lacquerware. On this Paperblanks journal, golden flowers and curling tendrils move across a deep black cover, giving the notebook the quiet drama of a lacquer box opened on a writing desk.
The design reflects a lacquer tradition that used gold powder sprinkled onto lacquer, a technique developed during the Heian period and later flourishing in the Edo period. The name Karakusa is also connected in some Japanese dialects with the idea of trying hard or accomplishing something, a fitting thought for a journal waiting to be filled line by line.
What makes this special?
- ✓ Japanese lacquer-inspired design: Black and gold Karakusa artwork brings the look of traditional lacquerware to a practical writing journal.
- ✓ Meaningful motif: The flowing vine pattern suggests movement, growth, and the steady work of filling a notebook over time.
- ✓ Comfortable Midi size: 5 x 7 inch format gives you room to write while still fitting easily into a bag or desk drawer.
- ✓ Heavy 120 gsm paper: Custom laid paper gives each page a substantial, satisfying feel for daily writing.
- ✓ Smyth sewn binding: Thread-stitching helps the notebook open comfortably and hold up to regular use.
- ✓ Useful finishing touches: Elastic closure, ribbon marker, and memento pouch help keep your notes, place, and loose papers together.
Product Features
- Brand: Paperblanks
- Product Type: Hardcover Journal
- Design/Series: Japanese Lacquer Boxes Karakusa
- Color: Black with gold floral and vine details
- Cover: Hardcover with decorative printed cover paper
- Interior: Lined
- Page Count: 144 pages
- Paper Weight: 120 gsm
- Paper Type: Custom-designed laid paper; acid-free sustainable forest paper
- Line Spacing: 6.67 mm
- Lines per Page: 21
- Dimensions: 4.75 x 7 x 0.75 inches (120 x 180 x 18 mm)
- Binding: Smyth sewn binding with threaded stitching and glue as needed
- Closure: Elastic band closure
- Ribbon Marker: 1 ribbon marker
- Edge Printing: No
- Pouch: Memento pouch inside back cover
- Sustainability: 100% recycled binder boards; acid-free sustainable forest paper
- ISBN: 9781439750360
- Art Inspiration: Inspired by Karakusa arabesque motifs used in Japanese lacquerware, with gold-powder lacquer traditions associated with the Heian and Edo periods
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