Nihonga : Traditional Japanese Painting
This is the technique I fell in love with when I discovered it during my initial 3 month exchange in Japan… I returned there as soon as I could to further study this technique which I find so beautiful.
In Nihonga, you work with the elements of nature. The colours are made from semi-precious minerals such as malachite, lapis lazuli, azurite… as well as earth, plant pigments. They are mixed separately with water and ‘nikawa’ (hide glue). Applied onto beautiful Japanese washi paper made from the fibres of Kozo (mulberry)… sometimes painted onto silk and often onto gold, silver or other metallic leaf. The beautiful and brightest of whites, ‘gofun’ is produced from the oyster shell ‘itabogaki’.
Reinette, accroche-toi! Ciel étincelant Hakuchuumu Ageha and White Higanbana Lotus dreams Danse d’été Soft anemones Summer night Ageha-cho et Shirahiganbana Sakura Pompom Clematis Ajisai Encounter in Okinawa Shirahiganbana Naissance Oxalis Kirishima Tsutsuji Higanbana Souffle du printemps Avec douceur Gold leaved cherry blossoms Winter Robin Potsu-potsu Shira-hinageshi Himalayan Poppy Let’s play! Tsukimi Jomon sugi Koi Tomoe Gozen Famille de tortues Hi no iri Lueur d’espoir Hanami Lucioles de la mer Winter robins C’était charmant Marshi Autoportrait Escalade En plein hiver