月光下的猫头鹰、老虎和龙

日本艺术家金泽隆(Takashi Kanazawa)画了一些动物，比如老虎、猫头鹰、鹤和龙，这些动物的背景是以逐渐亏缺的大月亮照亮为微小背景。这些场景是用瓦楞纸画的，这是一种用当地纤维手工制作的日本材料，是对日本传统绘画Nihonga的一种颠覆。

Japanese artist Takashi Kanazawa paints animals such as tigers, owls, cranes, and dragons set against minimal backdrops which are lit by large waning moons. The scenes are painted on washi paper, a Japanese material produced by hand with local fiber, and are a twist on traditional Japanese painting, or Nihonga. The term was established near the turn of the 19th-century when Western oil painting became popularized in Japan, and refers to the traditional painting materials, techniques, and subjects rooted deeply in Japan’s art history.Kanazawa’s work was recently included in the group exhibition NIHONGA: Contemporary Art of Japan, SEIZAN Gallery‘s inaugural show in their New York City location. The exhibition brought together seven painters who reinterpret traditional Japanese art techniques through a contemporary lens. You can see more of Kanazawa’s painting on SEIZAN Gallery’s website.