桜扇

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桜扇 -Sakura Fan- This piece features cherry blossoms and fan motifs blooming vividly across a striking contrast of gold, black, and bright vermilion. In Japanese decorative art, cherry blossoms are cherished as symbols of spring, beauty, and fleeting grace, while the fan, with its widening shape, is regarded as an auspicious motif representing prosperity and a bright future. In this work, I reinterpreted the festive decorative knot of a furisode obi as a tapestry, shaping the fabric into a three-dimensional form that opens outward with fullness and movement. The result is a bright and memorable piece that brings the celebratory elegance of formal kimono dress into the space where it is displayed. 金と黒、あざやかな朱のコントラストの中に、桜と扇の文様が華やかに咲き広がる一枚です。桜は春の訪れや美しさ、はかなさを象徴する花として親しまれ、扇は末広がりの形から繁栄や晴れやかな未来を願う吉祥文様とされています。この作品では、振袖の飾り結びの華やかさをタペストリーとして再構成し、帯がふくらみながら広がる立体的なかたちに仕上げました。晴れの日の装いを思わせる華やぎと祝いの気配をそのまま空間に映し出すような、明るく印象的な作品です。