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Michael Vokabre's art stuffs
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Painted in ink and watercolour on a postcard with a view from Odaiba of the Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower, purchased at Kyukyodo (鳩居堂) shop in Tokyo's Ginza.
Sent from Odaiba Kaihin Koen Mae (お台場海浜公園前) post office in Tokyo for a special fukei-in (风景印) cancellation.
A composite scan of the postcard, the painting described before is on the left, on the right is the address area of the postcard. Above the address superimposed is the front of the postcard — a night view in blue with the Rainbow bridge in blue and red, Tokyo Tower in red, and white spots of the towers in the back. Below a part of the address can be seen, saying "Israel" in English and Japanese. On the right bottom is the post office's stamp AIR MAIL, on the right is the black cancellation stamp saying ODAIBAKAIHINKOENMAE Japan. On top is the postage stamp, pink with pink flowers, with special cancellation on the left, depicting the Rainbow Bridge and a sailing ship in the bay in front of it. "Odaiba Kaihin Koen Mae, Tokyo" is written in Japanese.
December 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Postcard: Junco Chihira (地平ジュンこ) by Toshiba (東芝) at Aqua City Odaiba (AQUA CITYお台場)
This was the way how Junco Chihira looked in 2019 before discontinuation.
Painting in watercolour and ink, vertical aligned, showing an android (humanlike) robot in three quarters of her height, looking at the right, and pointing to the left with her hands. She has medium-length dark slightly purple-ish hair, and wears a short vest on top of a dress consisting of different hues of blue. The paining is signed "Michael Vokabre Chihira Junco at Aqua City Odaiba Tokyo 2025 5785".
December 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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There are so many cases when I can reasonably say that if asked I could do a similar artwork, traditionally, for cheaper, perhaps even better, but I'm never contacted, and this highlights just how garbage I must be if this generation is preferable.
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Absolutely wonderful mixed media (paint, wood, metal) bird arts at Maid Robo Cafe Studio (#メイドロボカフェスタジオ) in Suzuka of Mie Prefecture.
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I honestly at first thought that the birds are stuffed instead.
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Just noticed that some of the colour swatches I sent to artistpigments.com (the originals, IRL) were added to the website, e.g.
artistpigments.org/brands/handy...
November 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Painted in watercolour and ink on a postcard from Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum (人道の港 敦賀ムゼウム).
Sent from Odaiba Kaihin Koen Mae (お台場海浜公園前) post office in Tokyo for a special fukei-in (风景印) cancellation.
Composite scan with the artwork on the left, and on top the rest of the postcard. Superimposed above the address is the front of the postcard — a photo of the museum at night. Below the part of the address can be seen, saying "Israel" in English and Japanese. On the bottom from it a stamp "AIR MAIL" is seen, made by the postal worker. On the right are blank printed spots for the postcode and the word "POST CARD". Above is a printed spot with an outline of an apple to affix a stamp to, the stamp affixed at the corner of this outline. The stamp is pink, with pink flowers. On the left is the special "Fukei-in" stamp, red, with "Odaiba Kaihin Koen Mae Tokyo" written in Japanese, depicting the Rainbow Bridge, the bay, and a sailing ship in the front. On the right is the international black stamp saying "Odaiba Kaihin Koen Mae JAPAN" in English.
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Port of Humanity, Tsuruga, Fukui
人道の港、敦賀市、福井県
נמל האנושות, צורוגה, פוקוי
Vertical arranged painting in watercolour and ink, painted on top of a postcard so on the bottom one can see still the print saying "Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum" in Japanese and English. In the middle is the front of Japan Coast Guard ship PS202, and behind it the shore with the museum peeking on the right. Behind the museum are the trees.
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Painted in ink and watercolour on a postcard with @funassyi from funassyiland.
Sent from Azabudai Hills (麻布台ヒルズ) Mori Tower post office for a special fukei-in (风景印) cancellation.
Composite scan, on the left is the painting described before, on the right is the address line with the stamp. On top of the latter superimposed is front of the postcard with a photo of Funassyi, a mascot character who's a yellow pear, smiling. Below one can see signed "Israel" in English and Japanese, to which a post office worker added "by Air". Above is a 100 yen stamp, pink with pink flowers, saying "Nippon", on the left is a fukei-in cancellation depicting Azabudai Hills tower and Tokyo Tower in the back, signed Azabudai Hills in Japanese. On the bottom is another, international cancellation, saying Azabudai Hills Tokyo Japan in English.
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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エーラボとボートレースのアンドロイドロボット「ANNE」
SIX WAKE ROPPONGI、六本木、東京
A-Lab's and Boatrace's android robot Anne;
Six Wake Roppongi, Tokyo
Portrait in watercolour and ink, nearly square sized, of an android (humanlike robot) Anne. On the right is Anne sitting in three quarters of her height, looking to the left, hands on her lap. On the left is the closeup of her head. She has red (orange) hair, green eyes and wears blue long sleeved shirt with a light blue skirt. The hair is in short braids up to her chest. The painting is signed 2025 5785 Anne at Six Wake Roppongi Tokyo Michael Vokabre
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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I’m not eligible for I’m a raccoon
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Painting in ink and watercolour on the back of the postcard "Scenery with the Enoden".
Sent from Azabudai Hills (麻布台ヒルズ) Mori Tower post office for a special fukei-in (#风景印) cancellation.
A composite scan with the painting described before on the left. On the right, superimposed above the address is the front of the postcard, a drawing of a tram in front of the sea signed in Japanese and English "Scenery with the ENODEN / Thunderhead with blue sea". Below part of the address is visible, "Israel" in English and Japanese. Below that "by air" was written by the postal worker. On the right is the international cancellation, partially obscured, saying "...SUDAIHILLS TOKYO JAPAN". Above is the postal stamp of 100 yen, pink, with pink flowers, signed Nippon, affixed slightly covering the stamp placement printed on the postcard, which depicts the front of the tram. The stamp has a special cancellation Fukei-in, signed in Japanese "Tokyo Azabudai Hills", the cancellation is red, with an outline of Azabudai Hills, the cityscape, and Tokyo Tower in the distance.
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Kamakura, Enoden
#鎌倉市、#江ノ電
Vertical aligned painting in watercolour with ink lines, a scene in the front of Kamakura's "Enoden" tram. On the right is the window to the driver's cabin, with the driver looking out the window while being ready to initiate the closing of the doors. On the left are two passengers with long hair looking at their phones. The postcard is signed "Michael Vokabre Kamaura 2025 5785" with the artist's stamp on the top left.
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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A painting in ink and watercolour on a postcard from Kawai piano shop in Tokyo, sent as a patreon reward.
Composite scan with the painting described before on the left. On the right, where there's the address written superimposed is the front of the postcard which is the sheet music for "Sakura" "Japanese traditional song". Above the sheet music which is one line of music and two lines of lyrics, are decorative sakura flowers. Above the superimposed scan is the stamp, pink with pink flowers, saying NIPPON 100.
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Tokyo, Yushima Tenjin shrine
東京、湯島天神
It feels that the phone is convenient for the deity to use with all the donation coins.
Vertical painting in watercolour with ink lines. On the right is a small shrine with guardian fox figurines. On the left is a street phone. The shrine stands on a stone pedestal, with Japanese style roof above. The phone has a piece of paper above it describing emergency number, and is illuminated by faint light. Behind the phone is the mess of wires going to different places to the top, left, and the right. The postcard is signed Michael Vokabre Tokyo Yushima Shrine 2025 5785, and on the bottom left is the artist's stamp.
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Ink and watercolour painting on the back of a postcard with a photo of Mt. Fuji by Ohyama Yukio (大山 行男), sent from Japan as a Patreon reward.
A composite scan of the whole postcard with the painting described before on the left side. On the right, over the place where there's the address is the front of the postcard — a phot of Mt. Fuji in the morning dawn, signed "Mount Fuji Morning Glory (Kushigara yama)". To the right printed is the name of the photographer Yukio Ohyama, and the name of the publisher Q Photo International Inc. Phone: Tokyo. The number is obscured by the 100 yen stamp, pink, with pink flowers.
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Karakuri automaton dolls, Toshiba Science Museum, Kawasaki (Kanagawa Prefecture)
からくり人形、東芝未来科学館、川崎市（神奈川県）
Square painting in watercolour with ink lines. On the left in the center is a Japanese style mechanical doll holding a wooden dish. The doll has white face, white hands and white socks, and wears a three-layered Japanese dress. To the left of the doll is a cup that goes to the wooden dish. To the right of the doll is the same doll with clothes removed, showing the wooden mechanism, with only the head, hands and socks remaining. Behind the doll on the right is the museum keeper displaying the dolls, she has purple hair, a face mask, blue-red scarf. The postcard is signed on the left "Michael Vokabre Toshiba Science Museum Kawasaki Kanagawa Prefecture Demonstration of Karakuri doll automatons", there's a printed "POST CARD" there as well, on the bottom left is the artist's stamp.
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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I'm glad that Marionnette Amis sent a photo because you can see the Fukei-in special postmark that some post offices in Japan offer — this one is from a post office at Ningyocho ("Doll District") of Tokyo, with the mechanical clock.
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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I took photos of my postcards while at Marionnette Amis cafe and they liked it, so I thought of sending one to them!
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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During my last time in Japan I sent a few "secret" postcards with the paintings of mine on the back.
A small gratitude to some nice places I visited before.
I'm glad the first one arrived and was kindly received!
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Painted in ink and watercolour on a postcard from Shin-Tosu station, labelled "Tosu re discovery" "Railroad story", "Hideki Hara / Sofusha 2017". The postcard was sent as a patreon reward.
A composite scan of the postcard, on the left is the painting on the back side of the postcard, on the right above where the address goes superimposed is the front of the postcard, a black and white photo of two steam engines under steam, what appears during shunting. Below printed it says "TOSU Re Discovery, Railroad Story, Hideki Hara / Sofusha 2017". Above is the postal stamp saying "Nippon 100" with pink flowers on pink background.
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Kagoshima, at a tram stop
鹿児島市、市電の停留所前
Vertical painting made in watercolour with ink lines, watercolour flowing almost as if it's stained glass. In the middle left is a coupe crossing in front of a tram, another tram is in the left corner. In the back is a guy with purple hair looking to the front, wearing a jacket and trousers with pockets. The girl in the front holds him by the hand, she has medium-long burgundy hair, a black suitcase on the shoulder and wears a long jacket up to her shoes. On her hand is a large emerald ring. The tram in the back is yellow-green, wth the address plaque saying "...2 Kagoshimaeki mae". Behind the screen are people exiting it. On the left is the signature "Michael Vokabre 2025 5785 Kagoshima" and the artist's stamp.
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Painted in ink and watercolour on a postcard from JR West museum with a photo of Series 300 Shinkansen, sent as a patreon reward. Note that the actual Shinkansen pictured is of N700 series of JR East. Appropriately, this was actually posted this from a train.
A composite scan, with the painting described before below, and above the photo of the front of Series 300 Shinkansen superimposed over the area where the address is signed. On the left from the photo is the stamp with pink flowers on pink background, signed Nippon 100.
November 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Shinkansen from Nagoya to Tokyo, Mt. Fuji
名古屋から東京までの新幹線、富士山
Square painting made in watercolour with ink lines. It roughly consists of two halves. On the left is the inside of the cabin of the passenger trains, on the right is the area near the door. On the left sits a woman in a face mask, holding a phone in her hand, and looking to the window, behind which is half-dried river, greenish hills and a bridge. Above the window is the plaque 18D E. On the right stands a woman with a camera or a phone attached to a through-shoulder strap. In front of her is a bit of Mt. Fuji with a fluffy cloud above. Below is a print "Series 300 Shinkansen class 322" and an artist signature "Michael Vokabre Passing By Mt. Fuji on Nagoya - Tokyo Train 2025 5785" and with an artist's stamp.
November 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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The postcards I painted before coming to Japan, where I bought the stamps, signed them, and sent them (often from the post offices with special Fukei-in cancellations).
October 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Painting in ink and watercolour painted on a postcard from a Japanese post office, sent as a Patreon reward
A composite scan, on the bottom is the painting described before, above is the front of the postcard superimposed where the address goes. The front of the postcard shows symbolic items connected to the post, a symbolic representation of the post office, a cancellation saying "Japan", a postal worker on a scooter, stationery. Above is the 100 yen stamp signed "Nippon" with pink flowers on pink background.
October 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM