Weeping cherry tree branches hang down like those of willows. Many pink, red, and white flowers bloom on each hanging branch. Also, the flowers hanging on the thin branches look as if they are hung on threads. It is called “Weeping thread cherry”. Some of these trees attain an excellent age of over 1000 years.
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From the window of the glowing moon, you can almost hear the sound of bell crickets amongst the bush clover.
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This obi design is inspired by the Japanese lacquer painter and print artist of the late Edo period and early Meiji era. Zeshin’s works are often labeled as iki, which might be translated as “chic,” and considered to have just the right balance of tradition with the new.
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Design is called “Kazusa Kujukuri Seine Net”, which depicts the working fishermen at Kujukuri, the city next to Togane, Japan, where Kurenai-Kai is located.
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Mountain grape vines decorate the scenery with their vivid colorful fruit. The grape is a rare motif in Japanese embroidery.
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You may have already seen this design because it has topped a mirror near the entrance of the JEC in Atlanta. It was completed by Mr. Shuji Tamura, founder and president of the Japanese Embroidery Center.
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Mountain grape vines decorate the scenery with their vivid colorful fruit. The grape is a rare motif in Japanese embroidery.
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From the window of the glowing moon, you can almost hear the sound of bell crickets amongst the bush clover.
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Typical New Year’s toys for children: koma or spinning tops, buriburi or pull-toy, along with a wooden racquet called a hagoita. Together they create the atmosphere of the New Year, the biggest celebration in Japan.
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This piece asks that we work to meet the challenge of making treasure patterns in 3D with color.
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This insect cage conveys the idea of insects living among the stems of the begonia flowers. In late summer the crickets begin to sing all at once like a symphony.
