2000 piece mini puzzle, "Sharaku Collection" by Epoch, Japan.

Happy to have this one over with. Besides the novelty of a 2000 piece with super small pieces, I found this one somewhat boring and tedious. I much prefer Impressionist or more free images when working with tiny pieces. I'm also not thrilled with how much the piece divisions obscure the image in this detailed composition. (In real life, it's not quite as bad as in this photo.)

This 2000 piece series - at 38 x 53 cm the world's smallest - first appeared in November of 2016 and looks to be taking over from the now retired 2,542 piece (75 x 50 cm) series, which I much prefer in terms of the size of pieces. I am grateful to see Epoch occasionally pulling out some classic Japanese art images that we haven't seen before, like this one.

The pieces are very loose fitting, but on the other hand the completed puzzle lies perfectly flat. I would not call the cut intricate with pieces fitting obviously in one place or another. If this image had a large monochromatic area, I suspect I'd have as much trouble with it as I have had with Tomax mini puzzles. This series does offer a way to 'check' your work, a pattern printed on the backside of the pieces.

The bottom edge pieces were the toughest and the pieces with writing on them weren't easy, either. This particular image would have been much easier had I used an image for reference, because it was basically impossible to figure out where each panel fit until they were linked up.

Here is a link to the mysterious artist behind these portraits, known as Toshusai Sharaku.

Completed in 17 hr., 56 mins. with no box reference. 32.3 secs./piece; 111.5 pcs./hr. Difficulty rating: 3.2/10.

Taken on: October 16, 2018

Sets appears in: • Portrait puzzles • Puzzles from Japan more » • Puzzles of Japanese wood-block print • Completed puzzles • Timed puzzles • 2000 pieces « less

Groups appears in: • Jigsaws • Artistic Puzzles more » • Portrait Jigsaw Puzzles « less

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