Usagi Tsuki (Moon Rabbit)

Usagi Tsuki (Moon Rabbit) is a 3 colour risograph in light teal, medium blue and fluorescent orange ink, printed on Munken Lynx 240gsm paper.

Inspired by the Autumn Moon viewing festival and the folktale that a rabbit can be seen on the moon making rice cakes. The moon visits earth cosplaying as a helpless old man asks for food from a fox, who gave him fish, a monkey, who gave him fruits and nuts and finally the rabbit, who had nothing to give sacrificed themselves to the Moon. This tale originates from Buddhism and has many variations across Asia.

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.