Japanese suiboku painting artist
Ruyi or nyoi (如意) is a curved decorative object that serves as a ceremonial sceptre in Chinese Buddhism or a talisman symbolizing power and good fortune in Chinese folklore.
Sasa, or bamboo grass, is said to bloom only once in every sixty years to a century. Kanreki (還暦), a term derived from the Chinese sexagenary cycle, is often used for the anniversary of 60th birthday in Japan, to which the title of this image of sasa flowers is attributed.
Born in Sendai, inspired by the works of Misao Yokoyama and Matazo Kayama, decided to pursue the vocation in the Department of Japanese Art at Tama University of Art where they were teaching. Attracted by suiboku-ga (Chinese ink painting) from the early days, initially painted women nudes in this medium. Began series of painting flowers in 1997. Free of any club or society, has been holding number of mainly solo exhibitions at galleries and established department stores including Tokyo Central Art Annex Gallery, Ginza Renga Gallery, and Shinseido.
Hitsurai-bokka (筆蕾墨華)
An ink brush, its form a flower bud is waiting for the moment to be sunk in sumi ink. The brush tip swollen with sumi settles on the silk and spreads into a bud. The heart and hand of the painter with the brush tip embracing the sumi nurtures the seedlings of images cultured in the field of silk. And in time flourishes in the garden of flowers. The bud of the brush, sumi blooms into flowers.
Nagahiro Kinoshita Translated by Katsumi
