Botanical Textures Objet d'Art 28 CATEGORY_Interior-Owl in a traditional Kutani painting

in a traditional Kutani painting style—Mokubei style

the deity associated with prosperity and financial fortune

Winter is depicted through a delicate overlay of purple and yellow

which is always shown paired with ungyo

Botanical Textures Objet d'Art 28 CATEGORY_Interior-Owl in a traditional Kutani paintingA mysterious plant that lives forever. In this objet dart, Alyne Ohigashi imaginatively draws on her knowledge of plant biology to create a fantastical botanical sculpture. Making the invisible visible, its texture is inspired by a tropical fruit exposing its seeds and by chlorophyll, but it might also be likened to a cactus or parts of a flower. This intriguing ambiguity rewards repeated viewing. It is sculpted out of Tobe porcelain, a difficult