PROFILE
江咲 通 Esaki Michi
Japanese-style painting artist. Lives and works in Kitakyushu.
She studied watercolour and ink, and in 2014 studied under Japanese painter Yoshie Tachiki.
She has arrived at a contemporary traditional expression using ink,
foil, gofun and brushstrokes, and continues his creative work.
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Painting flowers.
Flowers are there without intention.
Their presence is lovely, lustrous and cool
It fills my heart with its presence, and in a short time it will decay.
They teach me about life, which is graceful and precious.
Let's love the beautiful flowers today.
Biography and Awards
- 2019
- Siki Property Group Old House Inn Kyoto Exhibition.
- 2019
- National Suiboku-ga Research Association Public Award for Excellence
- 2021
- National Suiboku Kenkyukai Public Exhibition, Fukuoka Governor's Prize
- 2022
- National SM Public Exhibition, Encouragement Award
- 2022
- Fukui SM Public Exhibition, Promotional Award.
- 2022
- National O.SM Public Exhibition Encouragement Award, etc.
Michi Esaki
Born 1953, Fukuoka, Japan Lives and works in Kitakyushu
Encountering the 100-odd-year-old washi of her grandfather-in-law, who was a paper-maker in Akizuki, she began making artwork using Chikuzen Akizuki washi, which carries on this tradition.
Studied watercolour and ink painting and met and studied under Japanese painter Yoshie Tachiki in 2014.
She continues her creative work using Japanese painting materials such as sumi ink, Japanese paper, foil, shell white, mica and brush strokes to arrive at a modern, traditional expression.
annotation : Chikuzen Akizuki Washi
Handmade Japanese paper so strong and supple that it has been valued as a hair tie since the mid-Edo period.
Currently in its fourth generation as the Akizuki Washi-machi, founded in 1876.
