Magnolia Kobushi swaying in the wind : Rotate_individual

COMING SOON

In the mountainous area near Tokyo where my studio is located, villages are dotted along the river that runs through the valley. Our scenery is created by interweaving the trees grown in the mountains for forestry purposes, the garden trees of the villages, and the native plants along the river.

私のスタジオがある東京近郊の中山間地では、谷を流れる川に沿って集落が点在しています。山で林業として育てられる樹木を中心に、集落の庭木と川沿いの自生の植物が織り重なるようにして風景をつくり出しています。

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I have kept this small *Kobushi* (Japanese magnolia) twig with me for quite a long time.
In the interim, I learned the term *nōgenboku*—a word referring to plants that served as indicators for the timing of agricultural tasks. This *Kobushi* is one such plant, signaling the time for rice planting.

これはずいぶん長いこと手元に置いていたコブシの小枝。
その間に私は農諺木（のうげんぼく）という言葉を知りました。農諺木というのは農作業のタイミングを知る目安にしていた植物を指すのだそうです。このコブシは田植えの時期を知らせる農諺木。

The rhythm of the annual rice planting and the rhythm of the *kobushi* (magnolia) blooming once a year are one and the same. I can only imagine the immense effort it took to realize this connection. I am captivated by the way the *kobushi* blossoms and the rhythm of the rice planting resonate with each other, bringing a growing liveliness to the scenery.

一年に一度行う田植えのリズムと、一年に一度咲くコブシのリズムは同じ。そのことに気がつくまでに、どれだけの苦労があったのだろうと思います。コブシの花と田植えのリズムが共振し、風景が賑やかさを増していく姿に私は憧れます。

At this time of year, as rice is being harvested on the plains where mountain waters flow, the kobushi magnolia appears to be already developing flower buds to herald the rice-planting season of the coming year.

山の水が流れていった先の平野で稲が収穫される今の頃、コブシはすでに来年の田植えの時期を知らせるべく花芽を育てているようです。
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I hope that rhythm and balance will lead to harmony.

◆Size
Height_310mm
Twisted

◆Material
Twig ( thoroughly dried and reinforced )_植物
Brass_真鍮
Pebbles from a local river_河原の小石

◆Type of movement
■ Rotate
□ Swing
□ Pivot

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