J-ART　Association for Modernizing Cultural and Traditional Industries of Japan

Art Design by HIROAKI OMOTE

Kyokujitsu-Kikka- Korin

A form of KIMONO expresses the sun rising from the earth as well as a chrysanthemum, a Japanese representative crest. Inside the patchwork, there is another Kimono on which the earth is handwritten. It is currently stored in Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

YOUEN

It shows passion by being combined with each form of blazing flame.
It was displayed in Victoria and Albert Museum, London in 2001. It was also presented in World Cup Japan-Korea Culture Performance Exchange, Korea in 2002.
It was displayed in Victoria and Albert Museum, London in 2001 and in National Museum, Piazza Pitti in 2006, which is the first achievement by Japanese.

INISHIE no TSUBASA

It impressively expresses a figure of Old phoenix which is a symbol of eternal beauty, harmony, and peace.
Sewn together with a cloth woven in the early Showa period. Using light colors shows more elegance.
A peacock tail is embroidered on a hemline.
It was displayed in Victoria and Albert Museum, London in 2001 and in National Museum, Piazza Pitti in 2006, which is the first achievement by Japanese.

Kakejiku -hanging scroll-

The HOTSUMA letter is written in running style, which is very rare in the calligraphy industry.
It's written "sons of Sun, and princess of Moon", a word from Omote who has practiced Old Shinto.
Omote expressed an ideal curve, blowing away a common sense of paper hanger.

ZOUGAN -Creating Face-

Six series of masks coated with URUSHI.
These were exhibited at Japanese Embassy in France in 1997, and used on Neojapanesque's stage which was held in the Louvre.

sougan ki

sougan do

sougan ai

zougan raku

zougan aya

zougan shou

Kyogn actor,Munehiko Katayama
The scene of being dressed by OMOTE.

NANIWAZUYAKI

This was made as a soil recycling on the occasion of Osaka harbor reconstruction.
The seafloor soil was burnt in the kiln.
The simple color came out by making the most use of the soil character.