Botanical Textures Objet d'Art 28 CATEGORY_Interior-Owl Applied through the unique washi-zome

Applied through the unique washi-zome technique

which is always shown paired with ungyo

the deity associated with prosperity and financial fortune

Touches of gold and a rhythmic layout give this design a playful yet refined finish

1 in) and an inner diameter of 11 cm (4

Botanical Textures Objet d'Art 28 CATEGORY_Interior-Owl Applied through the unique washi-zomeA 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