「由来は諸説あり」

赤い座布団の上が特等席

その腕を上げて運を開いて福を招く

ユーモラスな表情は時を経て

日本のカワイイと化す

337mm × 242mm F4 oil on panel

Legend Has It

The red cushion is the best seat in the house.
It lifts its arm to open luck and beckon fortune.
Its humorous face, over time,
turns into Japan’s idea of “kawaii.”

「新雪の朝に」

手袋も着けずに雪玉を投げ合う

合戦は歓喜と共に終わり

子供達は擬人化した創造物を作り出す

そして 太陽によって また空へと帰る

337mm × 242mm F4 oil on panel

On a Morning of New Snow
We fling snowballs without even wearing gloves.
The skirmish ends in jubilation,
the children set about making little humanlike beings—
and then, led by the sun, they return to the sky.

242mm × 337mm F4 oil on panel

337mm × 242mm F4 oil on panel

337mm × 242mm F4 oil on panel