Moscow Russia - Air India - Saint Basil’s Cathedral - Air India’s Mascot Maharajah - Vintage Airline Travel Poster by Umesh Rao c.1946 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print 24 x 32 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Umesh Rao - Air India's mascot is the Maharajah (high king). It was created by Bobby Kooka and drawn by Umesh Rao, an artist with J. Walter Thompson Limited in 1946.