TOTO AKIHIKO
KARAKAMI ARTIST

Decorative ‘karakami’ paper was once used on sliding doors and as wallpaper in Japanese houses. Toto Akihiko inherited the traditional technique of copying patterns onto washi paper by hand using Hangi（woodblock）, transforming karakami into an art form. His deep “Toto Blue” karakami respects the ancient Japanese view of the world, in which people love nature and the four seasons and believe in eight million gods, yet he has also developed his own unique world view.

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AO　Theme: Dragon

01 = "The Way of the Seasonal Wind"
A new seasonal pattern is represented with motifs of spring (bracken), summer (maple), autumn (pampas grass and bush clover), and winter (snow).
02 = "Kakutsunagi" and "Nanban Shippo"
This work is imbued with the idea that fate and happiness are connected in all directions.
03 = "Rising Dragon"
This work expresses water, which represents purification, and the movement of the dragon that creates its flow. The power of the dragon god paves the way to good fortune.
04="Round Dragon"
Representing protection and fertility, the dragon, the god of water, watches over the space from the ceiling.

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SORA　Theme: Turtle

01 = "Crane and Tortoise in the Clouds"
A work depicting cranes and tortoises, which bring good fortune, on a shimmering cloudscape that is reflected on the water surface.
02 = "KAKUHANA"
This pattern combines latticework for protection against evil, water chestnuts and karahana flower patterns for prosperity, and crosses in the form of a tasukimon diamon pattern.
03 = "Wish Upon a Star"
People of a thousand years ago and people of a thousand years from now will offer up a precious prayer for someone. This design depicts people wishing upon the stars, as they did in ancient times, now and in the future.
04 = "Nanban Shippo"
This work represents the idea that fate and happiness are connected in all directions.

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TAKUMI　Theme: Dragon

“Mizuha" The motifs in this work are ‘undulation of stillness and movement,’ ‘shimmering,’ ‘ripples,’ ‘sound,’ and ‘the blue universe born of light.’ It depicts Sei Ryu (Still Dragon), a messenger of God who will eventually become a dragon, soaring into the sky along with people's prayers and watching over world peace.

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