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Moon and Pondlily | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Moon and Pondlily | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Moon and Pondlily | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Moon and Pondlily | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Moon and Pondlily | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Moon and Pondlily | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

Moon and Pondlily | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

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Time's Narrative: When the Lotus Begins to Bloom (蓮始開 — Hasu Hajimete Hiraku)

Takezasado's Moon and Pondlily looks down into a night pond where gold lily pads and silver moon-reflections float together on a deep royal blue surface. In this print, the moon is not in the sky — it is everywhere the water holds it. Both gold leaf and silver moon-reflection are oval, both luminous — only their material quality distinguishes them. May this quiet, luminous conversation between gold and silver bring a serene, nocturnal beauty to your space.

Artist: Takenaka Kenji
Woodblock Print: Takezasado
Print Size: Approx. 15.5 × 10.75 inch
Frame Size:    28 × 20 inch
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Moon and Pondlily | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

Takenaka Kenji / Moon and Pondlily

A quiet conversation between warm gold and cool silver floating on a deep night pond.

Gold lily pads and silver moon-reflections float together on a deep royal blue surface. Both are luminous ovals, distinguished only by their material quality: the warm gold of the living leaf and the cool silver of the reflected sky. The moon is not in the sky—it is everywhere the water holds it.

Through simplified forms and the placement of contrasting metallic colors, the artist creates a cosmic expanse and nocturnal silence on the flat canvas of the water's surface.

A luminous silence of gold and silver. It brings the serene beauty of the night to your space.

Moon and Pondlily | 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.