2023年「癸卯」干支色紙 / 2023 “Mizunoto-U” Zodiac Shikishi (Water Rabbit)

世界中のそれぞれの家に、私の絵を掛けてもらいたい。そして、私の描いた絵と時間を共有してほしい。

そんな想いから、干支色紙は生まれました。

干支という身近な題材であれば、芸術を愛する方はもちろん、普段あまり絵画に触れる機会のない方にも、自然に受け入れていただけると考えたからです。

色紙という形式ではありますが、制作にあたっては本画や額絵と変わらぬ気持ちで、一枚一枚丁寧に描いております。

毎年この干支色紙を楽しみに待ってくださる方々の存在が、私にとって何よりの励みであり、心の支えとなっています。

今年も多くの方々からお申込みをいただき、作品を描かせていただける有り難さ、そして多くの方々とつながっていられる温かさが、私にとって大きな心の支えとなっております。

心より感謝申し上げます。

I have always hoped that my paintings might find a place in homes around the world,and that people would share time with the works I create.

It was from this wish that my zodiac shikishi paintings were born.

By choosing the zodiac as a familiar theme, I believed these works could be welcomed not only by those who love art, but also by people who may not often encounter painting in their daily lives.

Although these works are created on shikishi boards, each piece is painted with the same care and dedication as a full-scale painting or framed artwork. Every work is completed carefully, one by one.

Knowing that so many people look forward to these zodiac paintings each year has become my greatest encouragement and a true source of emotional support.

This year as well, I have been deeply grateful for the many orders I received.The privilege of being able to create these works, and the warmth of remaining connected with so many people through them, have become a great source of support for me.

I offer my heartfelt thanks.

波と兎は古来からの吉兆図です。兎は繁栄、豊穣、家内安全をもたらし、波は防火、火除

けの守りと言われています。幾重にも重なる波を飛び越える兎は、変化の時代を乗り越えていく「飛躍」の力と、未来を信じる「向上」の心を表しています。

皆様のご多幸を願い、箱根神社の御神水で描いております。

Waves and rabbits have been a good omen since ancient times. The rabbit is said to bring prosperity, fertility, and domestic safety.

The wave is said to protect against fire. The rabbit jumping over the waves represents the power of "leap" to overcome times of change and the spirit of "improvement" to believe in the future.

We wish you good fortune and draw it with the holy water of the Hakone Shrine.

　　　＊ 写真の額縁は金が強目に写っていますが、現物は柔らかく上品な仕上りです。

「十二支」はご存知の通り、子（ね：ねずみ）丑（うし）寅（とら）卯（う：うさぎ）

辰（たつ）巳（み：へび）午（うま）未（ひつじ）申（さる）酉（とり）戌（いぬ）

亥（い：いのしし）と、その年を12種類の動物になぞらえたもので、年の他にも時刻や

方角を表すことがあります。

この十二支が「干支」の意味で用いられることがありますが、干支とは本来「十干十二支（じっかんじゅうにし）」を略した呼び名で、「十干（じっかん）」と十二支を組み合わせたものです。

「十干」とは、甲（こう：きのえ）乙（おつ：きのと）丙（へい：ひのえ）

丁（てい：ひのと）戊（ぼ：つちのえ）己（き：つちのと）庚（こう：かのえ）

辛（しん：かのと）壬（じん：みずのえ）癸（き：みずのと）の総称で、もとは1から

10までものを数えるための言葉です。

2022年は十二支でいうと「寅年」ですが、十干でいうと第9位を表す「壬」の年。

干支はこれらを組み合わせた「壬寅（みずのえとら）」でした。

つまり2023年は十二支でいうと「卯年」、十干では「癸」となり干支は

「癸卯（みずのとう）となるのです。

十二支や十干は数や方角だけでなく、それぞれ独自の意味を持っています。

例えば「癸」が持つのは第10位であり、物事の終わりと始まりを意味する他、

「揆（はかる）」という文字の一部であることから「種子が計ることができるほどの

大きさになり、春の間近でつぼみが花開く直前である」という意味だと言われています。

「卯」はもともと「茂」という字が由来といわれ「春の訪れを感じる」という意味

また、「卯」という字の形が「門が開いている様子」を連想させることから

「冬の門が開き、飛び出る」という意味があると言われています。

この2つの組み合わせである癸卯には、「これまでの努力が花開き、実り始めること」

といった縁起のよさを表しているといえそうです。

As you know, the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac are the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, and Dog.

The twelve animal signs of the Chinese zodiac are the Dragon, the Snake, the Horse, the Sheep, the Monkey, the Rooster, the Dog, and the Boar.

The year is represented by 12 different animals: the boar, the rooster, the dog, the wild boar, and the time of the year.

The zodiac signs are sometimes used to represent the time of year or the direction of the year.

The Chinese zodiac is sometimes used to refer to the Chinese zodiac, which is originally an abbreviation for the twelve signs of the zodiac, a combination of the ten signs of the zodiac and the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac.

The "10 signs of the zodiac" are A (Kou), B (Otsu), C (Hei), Ding (Tei), and Zodiac sign of the Chinese zodiac.

The ten signs of the Chinese zodiac are: A (甲), B (乙), C (甲), D (丁), B (戊), 己 (己), K (庚), and

The Chinese alphabet is a collective name for the Chinese zodiac signs: 辛 (shin: kanoto) 壬 (jin: mizunoe) 癸 (ki: mizunoto), originally a word used to count things from 1 to 10.

The year 2022 is the year of the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac.

The year 2022 is the "Year of the Tiger" in the Chinese zodiac, but in the zodiac, it is the year of the ninth sign of the zodiac, which is "壬.

The zodiac sign was "壬寅", which is a combination of these two zodiac signs.

In other words, the year 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit in the zodiac, and the year 2023 is the Year of the Gye in the zodiac, which means the Chinese zodiac is "癸卯".

The year 2023 is the year of the Rabbit in the zodiac, and the zodiac sign is 癸.

The twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac and the ten signs of the zodiac have their own unique meanings in addition to numbers and directions.

For example, "癸" has the tenth sign, meaning the end of things and the beginning of things, and "癸" is the tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac, meaning the beginning and the end of things,

It is also a part of the character for "Brotherhood (Hakaru)," meaning "the seed will be so large that it can be measured.

It is also said to mean "the time when the seed is large enough to be measured and the bud is just about to bloom in the springtime.

The character for "卯" is said to have originally come from the character for "茂", meaning "to feel the coming of spring".

The character for "卯" is said to have originated from the character for "茂," which means "to feel the coming of spring.

It is said that the Chinese character for "卯" means "the opening of the winter gate" or "the opening of the winter gate".

The combination of these two characters, 癸卯, represents the auspiciousness that "all one's efforts to date will blossom and begin to bear fruit.

And that our past efforts will begin to blossom and bear fruit.