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Take — Bamboo | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Take — Bamboo | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Take — Bamboo | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Take — Bamboo | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Take — Bamboo | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Take — Bamboo | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

Take — Bamboo | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

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The Narrative of Color: Wakatake-iro (若竹色 — Young Bamboo Green)

Takezasado's Take places you inside the bamboo. Abstracted into bands of deep forest green, jade, and pale mint, the bamboo becomes architecture: a living, breathing hall of green geometry. No nodes, no bending — only the relentless vertical, the compression of the grove, and at the end of the corridor, the suggestion of open sky. May this experience of being held inside beauty — surrounded, directed upward — bring a focused serenity to your space.

Artist: Takenaka Kenji
Woodblock Print: Takezasado
Print Size: Approx. 15.5 × 10.5 inch
Frame Size: 28 × 20 inch
About the Japanese 72 Micro Seasons
The Story of Japanese Traditional Colors
Take — Bamboo | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

Takenaka Kenji / Take (Bamboo)

A breathing corridor of bamboo where layers of green bands press inward.

Standing at the entrance of a bamboo grove, gazing into the depth of countless vertical stalks receding into light. With no nodes and no bending, an overwhelming succession of vertical lines presses in from both sides, hinting at the open sky at the end.

Abstracting the bamboo not as plants but as geometric architecture (bands of deep green to pale mint), the artist constructs a living space.

The experience of being held inside beauty and directed upward. It brings focused serenity and pure quiet to your space.

Take — Bamboo | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

[Contemporary Artistry Breaking the Mold of Tradition]

While Takezasado carries forward the Kyoto woodblock tradition of Takenaka Mokuhan, founded in 1891, it never dwells in the past. The reason MOK Arts focuses on Takezasado—and particularly its representative, Kenji Takenaka—lies in the explosive "artist's perspective" that transcends mere artisanal precision. Using centuries-old woodblock printing techniques as his tools, he freely orchestrates bold geometries, pop-art sensibilities, and the abstraction of light. Carving an entirely new "today" with ancient techniques, Takezasado's works will bring a striking, intellectual modernism to your space.