Komainu (guardian dog) under the Cherry Tree

Japanese painting
Natural mineral pigments, Pigment, Hemp paper
2018
58×50.5×5.1cm

Every year, when the cherry blossoms start to bloom, I feel as if I have met “something” that I have been waiting for. When I wanted to depict this feeling, komainu (guardian dog) standing under the weeping cherry tree came to my mind, which led me to create this work.