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Framed Tenkara no Oni Flies

January 12, 20155 CommentsArtBy Jason Klass

I’m excited because I just got my Tenkara no Oni flies back from the framer. I know you can’t see much detail in this picture (my tenkara office has lighting issues) so here is a link to closeup pictures of the flies.

I will add this to my growing collection of tenkara art including Dr. Hisao Ishigaki’s flies, my Gyotaku print, watercolor by Kiyoshi Ishihara and more. In all, I’ve got about 10 tenkara-related pieces at this point and am always on the lookout for more. I’d like to build a nice collection of flies from prominent Japanese tenkara anglers that I can maybe one day pass on to the tenkara museum–that is, after is actually exists somewhere other than in my imagination.

What tenkara-related artwork do you have? Post pics below.

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Jason Klass

Jason is an avid fly angler and backpacker. As a former fly fishing guide originally from Western New York, he moved to Colorado and became an early adopter of tenkara which perfectly suited the small, high altitude streams and lakes there. He has not fished a Western-style fly rod for trout since.

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5 Comments
  1. Reply
    January 13, 2015 at 8:24 am
    John

    Very sharp Jason!

  2. Reply
    January 13, 2015 at 8:34 am
    Paul Vertrees

    I really the nice, clean, spare look of your framed Oni flies. We bought a new house last summer, and I’m finally getting my office set up and decorated the way I want. I would love to have a Gyotaku print, and I’m partial to Derek DeYoung’s art. I also discovered another artist, Andrea Larko, and a few others, although none of them are tenkara specific. Just really cool art.

    • Reply
      January 13, 2015 at 2:12 pm
      Jason Klass

      Hey Paul, I also like Joel DeJong’s art. He does some interesting tenkara paintings: http://ayearonthefly.blogspot.com/2014/10/orange-tenkara-kebari-painting-and-fly.html

      What I usually do is wait for Michael’s to have a framing sale (they have them all the time). I got this framed for 70% off. They don’t have a ton of frames to choose from but since I like simple brown or black, it works for me. Plus, they do surprisingly good work.

  3. Reply
    January 16, 2015 at 4:55 pm
    Mark Cole

    How are the flies mounted to the mat? I can’t see any support in the photo.

    • Reply
      January 17, 2015 at 7:44 am
      Jason Klass

      Hi Mark,
      They’re “sewn” on with thin nylon.

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