Materials: Japanese paper, mineral pigments, gold leaf
Exhibition location: ESPACIO Nagoya Castle – Guest Entrance (1st Floor)
Dancing
Part of a series of gold-leaf paintings that change with the seasons, Dancing celebrates the red-crowned crane (tancho), a symbol of winter in Japan. Set against the harsh winter landscape of Hokkaido, the work captures both the graceful elegance of the cranes and the vitality of life. Drawing on scenes encountered in the wild—including flight, courtship, and the calls that resonate through the clear winter air—the artist weaves these moments into a single composition, expressing the winter landscape deeply etched in her memory.
Kiwako Suzuki
Born in Tokyo in 1957, Suzuki graduated from the Department of Japanese Painting at Tokyo University of the Arts in 1984 and completed the Graduate School's Conservation and Restoration Program in 1987. Since 2025, she has been a member of the Japan Art Institute. She has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions. Her works are included in the collections of Tokyo University of the Arts, the Yamagata Museum of Art, the Narukawa Art Museum (Kanagawa), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other institutions.
