Shihomi Homma ZEN Sakura exhibition

“Shihomi Homma ZEN•Sakura Exhibition” is at “rusu” near Meguro river on March 27-April 2. Admission free. Gallery “rusu” 9 mins walk from JR Meguro Station 3-4-9 Shimomeguro, Meguro ku, Tokyo March 27(Sun) – April 2(Sat) 12:00-19:00 桜の季節に禅桜展を開催。 目黒駅の目黒川からほど近い昔懐かしい民家のrusuにて、個展を開催させていただく運びとなりました。 日本の桜、禅をテーマにした水墨画掛け軸などのアートを展示いたします。 これまでJapanCrossBridge(日本と海外の架け橋)として、日本の美や象徴をモチーフとしたアート作品を海外へ発信して参りました。 …

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Japanese painting art Sakura cherry blossoms

The reason why cherry trees were planted. Have you ever thought about the reason why cherry trees were planted? In Japan, we can see so many cherry trees in everywhere. Many of them are really old, few hundred years old. …

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Sakura cherry blossoms painting art Kimono silk kakejiku

I am obsessed with Sakura cherry blossoms. Sakura is Japanese symbol. We admire Sakura cherry blossoms in many ways. Sakura is connected to our Japanese culture deeply. Since ancient time, Japanese people enjoyed watching Sakura, called “Ohanami” (meaning “watch flowers”) …

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Japanese ZEN style Sakura cherry blossom painting wall decor

I was making calligraphy artworks for a while, and soon after, I started using color in my paintings. I love the simplicity of Ink art, just black and white and its gradation color. However, Sakura cherry blossoms should also look …

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