Items of interest from the work by Serizawa Keisuke."Sange (Paper Lotus Flowers Offered to the Buddha)" stencil-dyed by Serizawa Keisuke.

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  • (研究資料紹介) : 芹沢銈介作「散華」

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Serizawa and Tatsuhiko Ogawa, a priest at Muryoko-ji Temple in Akashi, were old friends. In 1967, at the request of Ogawa,Serizawa made 300 sets of sange( paper lotus flowers offered to the Buddha). They are stencil-dyed paper, with original designs. 　Serizawa's works are wide-ranging, including many with Buddhist themes, such as Honen Syonin Eden（"The Illustrated Life ofSaint Honen"）(1941), Gokuraku Kara Kita Sashie-Syu（"Illustrations for the Book, He Came from Paradise"）(1961), Syougonkazarinuno（"Hangings for the Altar of Chion-in Temple"）(1974), and Judai Desi Sonzou（"Portraits of the Ten Disciples of theBuddha"）(1982). However, Serizawa's sange have been largely unknown. 　Serizawa made sange for four different temples: Muryoko-ji in Akashi, Gekko-ji in Osaka, Chion-in in Kyoto, and Genryu-in inUeno, Tokyo. Some were made as commemorative gifts and some were used for decoration. Their colorful designs amuse the eyes. Serizawa also kept a booklet in which he pasted sange that he had colored. These treasures will be the subject of continued analysis.

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