Year of the Boar

When I lived in Tokyo I took up the Japanese tradition of sending a new year zodiac animal postcard. 2019 is the year of the pig (but in Japan it's the boar). In the old days they called wild boars "mountain whales". Even now they call young boars "melon boy" because they have stripes like a watermelon until the age of 1. From top to bottom is says "happy new year", then 2018 (in a special year numbering system), then the special character for boar, used only for the year of the boar. The red stamp is my name stamp. Prints available here: https://society6.com/product/year-of-the-boar1757515_print?sku=s6-10203257p4a1v46