Kinryu no Mai (Golden Dragon Dance)

Kinryu no Mai (Golden Dragon Dance) is a 4 colour risograph in sunflower, fluorescent pink, blue and gold ink, printed on Munken Lynx 240gsm paper.

Inspired by the Golden Dragon Dance festival that takes place in March at Sensoji temple in Asakusa, Tokyo to bring in good fortune and a fruitful spring. The dance is a nod to the local legend that Kannon, a benevolent and merciful Buddha, cosplayed as a golden dragon and climbed down from Mount Kinryuzan, causing pine forests to emerge almost over night.

Paper size: 21 x 29.7 cm (A4).
Open edition.

Nanami Takeuchi aka Nana Sometimes Draws draws inspiration from Japanese mythology and folklore to explore her heritage, creating new narratives for well-loved and lesser-known mythical creatures. Drawing with traditional brush pens, fine liners and anything that will create interesting textures. Riso printing brings her great joy, she enjoys seeing the lines and textures translate to print in these bold fluorescent colours depicting cute and slightly gruesome scenes.