Holidays in Switzerland - Mallard (Wild Duck) takes flight over Lake Lucern - Vintage Travel Poster by Hans Aeschbach c.1945 - 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 - Hans Aeschbach - Hans Aeschbach (1911-1999) Studied graphic design at the Zurich Kunstgewerbeschule from 1927 to 1931, then lived in Paris until 1934 and returned to Zurich to work as a free-lance graphic designer. He mostly designed advertisements, posters and made illustrations for consumer goods. Part of his best and most important commercial posters were those for the companies Hero, riri and various food brands. Between 1943 and 1976, Aeschbach was a teacher at the Zurich Art School.