Southern Railways The Golden Arrow - Pullman Luxury Car Service - Vintage Railroad Travel Poster by Charles Shepherd c.1931 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print (Unframed) 18 x 24 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 - Charles Shepherd - English photographer active in India in the mid-to-late 19th century. He worked in a series of partnerships “Shepherd & Robertson”, “Howard, Bourne & Shepherd” and finally “Bourne & Shepherd” before leaving India in around 1879. In 1865 Shepherd established a partnership with Samuel Bourne in the hill town of Simla. Additional studios were established in Calcutta (1867) and Bombay (1870).The company “Bourne & Shepherd” still operates in Calcutta.