Shokatsu Kan Flowers and birds
"As flower and bird harmonize within one painting, how do things that differ come into accord?"
📝ONGO's Reflection
This Japanese bird-and-flower painting, rendered on silk by Shokatsu Kan, holds flowers and birds together. The flower rooted in the earth and the bird flying the sky, two utter opposites, come naturally into accord upon one surface. What stays and what moves meet to form a single sheet. The heart of the bird-and-flower painting, which paints the harmony of different things, carries anywhere. Here I see the principle of accord. Gather only what is alike, and it grows monotonous. Because there is a flower that stays, the flying bird stands out, and because there is a flying bird, the flower comes alive. Difference makes each shine.
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