Kazemoyou — 風もよう
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Wind Patterns" (風もよう, kazemoyō) is one of Nakajima Kiyoshi's most frequently revisited titles, reflecting the centrality of wind-as-subject in his printmaking practice. The word moyō means pattern or design, and kazemoyō suggests the patterns that wind makes visible in the world — the moving texture of tall grass in a field, the rippled surface of water, the complex choreography of flying hair and billowing fabric. Nakajima has been called "the Painter of the Wind" precisely because he renders these transient patterns with such attentiveness and skill, transforming meteorological phenomena into enduring aesthetic experience.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Kazemoyou — 風もよう was created by Nakajima Kiyoshi (中島潔).
Kazemoyou — 風もよう depicts landscapes, figures, and bijin-ga.