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Fireflies | Komura Settai × Takamizawa
Fireflies | Komura Settai × Takamizawa
Fireflies | Komura Settai × Takamizawa
Fireflies | Komura Settai × Takamizawa

Fireflies | Komura Settai × Takamizawa

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Time's Narrative: When Fireflies Begin to Glow (腐草為蛍 — Kusaretto Hotaru to Naru)

Komura Settai's Fireflies places a single moment of summer against an absolute black circle: a woman in a summer kimono leans forward, one hand outstretched, and before her palm hovers a single firefly — a pale green light, barely there. She does not grasp; she offers her hand as a landing place, patient and unhurried. Between the woman and the firefly — the space of a breath, the space of a season. May this intimate encounter with the ephemeral bring quiet wonder to your space.

Artist: Komura Settai
Woodblock Print: Takamizawa Woodblock Print Co.
Print Size: Approx. 16 × 10.5 inch
Frame Size: 28 × 20 inch
About the Japanese 72 Micro Seasons
The Story of Japanese Traditional Colors
Fireflies | Komura Settai × Takamizawa

[A Single Light Defines the Darkness]

In the canvas of darkness, a single firefly draws a faint line of green light.

A miracle of a summer night, held within a black circle. A woman holds out her hand and simply waits for the firefly to descend. In that breathless pause, the entire emotion of summer is condensed.

A genius who commands empty space. By choosing "not to depict," he lets the viewer's imagination fill in the scent of a summer night and the sound of the wind.

A quiet astonishment, and its afterglow. It awakens the imagination to see what isn't there.

Fireflies | Komura Settai × Takamizawa

[Uncompromising Craftsmanship Restoring the Very Soul of the Original]

Takamizawa Mokuhansha weaves magic that transcends time and space. Since its founding in 1911, what they have pursued is not mere "reproduction" of form. They perfectly resurrect the depth of pigment held by the washi, the microscopic tremors of the lines, and even the heart-pounding emotion of when the artwork was first revealed to the world. Through Takamizawa's works, which embody the essence of traditional crafts recognized by the Japanese government, you will feel an immersive sensation as if stepping directly into the dawn when Hokusai took up his brush, or into the twilight that Hiroshige gazed upon.