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Kanki — Joy | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Kanki — Joy | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Kanki — Joy | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado
Kanki — Joy | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

Kanki — Joy | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

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The Narrative of Color: A Conversation of Colors

Takezasado's Kanki — 'joy' — pairs a temple or pagoda with its own reflection: the structure glows against a field of hot pink, its tiers descending in brown, gold, and deep red; below the waterline, the same form inverts in cool teal. Joy, this print proposes, is this precise relationship — the warm and the cool, the real and the reflected, each containing the other. The temple in joy becomes a mirror of itself. May this warm, celebratory balance bring a radiant sense of abundance to your space.

Artist: Takenaka Kenji
Woodblock Print: Takezasado
Print Size: Approx. 7.5 × 5 inch
Frame Size:   14 × 11 inch
About the Japanese 72 Micro Seasons
The Story of Japanese Traditional Colors
Kanki — Joy | Takenaka Kenji × Takezasado

Takenaka Kenji / Kanki (Joy)

A hot pink sky and cool teal water. A celebratory balance woven by reality and reflection.

A glowing pagoda stands against a hot pink sky, its tiers descending in brown, gold, and deep red. Below the waterline, the same form inverts, its colors muted into a cool teal. Sky and water, reality and reflection embrace each other, presenting the precise relationship of joy.

By inverting contrasting colors—warm and cool, vivid and muted—across the waterline, the artist expresses the emotion of joy as visual "balance."

A warm, celebratory balance. It brings a radiant sense of abundance and joy to your space.

Kanki — Joy | 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.