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I didn't use it for the actual New Year's card.、I just tried the design。The embossed hagoita motif is、Something that I received through someone by chance.。It is famous as one of the traditional cultures of Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture.。I don't know the name of the maker、I tried to draw it in watercolor to resemble the real thing as much as possible.。

What surprised me when I drew it was the artist's drawing ability.。I don't think the products themselves are hand-painted one by one.、At least the first picture, including the composition、It must have been drawn by someone。

Oshie hagoita is made by pasting cloth etc. in three dimensions.、The face, fingers, etc. are drawn on a flat surface (something like a thick styrene board).。The shadows give it a three-dimensional effect.。In line with traditional design、Surprisingly (and it's rude to say so) delicate and sharp、and accurate。
The gradation of shading is also careful.。Although it is familiar, it is not rough.。The quality of the tourist souvenirs is far different from that of other tourist souvenirs.。It is true that this is a traditional culture, but at the same time、I felt a sense of pride that it was just a single painting.。I was lucky to have the opportunity to try drawing it.。

On one battledore、If you count from the person who grows trees、There must be a considerable number of craftsmen involved.。For all those people (including their families) to live、Hagoita is expensive and must sell like hotcakes.、It is a sport that is firmly connected to the essence of current sports.。Considering the reality of the demand for hagoita,、I think going out of business (I hear) is an unavoidable choice.、Even in such a small part、Infused with the commitment and ability of craftsmen。It was a New Year with a little touch of traditional culture.。

Japan, along with Germany, will become the first country in the world to "graduate from capitalism" (possibility)、There are some scholars who predict that。Keynes, famous for his economic theory,、Already in 1930、Capitalism is a transition period、Eventually a society without economic growth、All infrastructure is in place、Rich but not profit-oriented、We will become a society where money has no great meaning.、It seems that it is predicted that。I listened to economist Kazuo Mizuno's talk on the radio.。

According to Mr.、Currently, the only countries that seem to be applicable to this are Japan and Germany.。That means、Japan is not just chasing the butt of the American economy.、This means that we must create a new vision for ourselves.。

Mr. Mizuno、Three visions for such a society? was listed as。① Close ② Slow ③ Tolerant。①Close、Although it is a little difficult to understand、In other words, in a capitalist society, ``the farther、sooner、“more is more” is a value.、For this purpose, "competition" was a premise.、In a post-capitalist society、“In a familiar place、slowly、“Live kindly” becomes the pillar.、That seems to be the case。

Isn't that exactly how modern artists live their lives?。It is difficult for artists to survive in a capitalist society (imperialism、(Out of the question in a dictatorship)。Once upon a time (or even now), artists = poor people、It was common sense in the world。Although very little by little、I started to feel that the value of art was increasing.、This may be proof that such a society is gradually becoming a reality.。
A death knell for capitalism、It's happening everywhere now、They are starting to connect、Is this a form of war?。The idea of ​​``resetting with a nuclear war'' is too painful.。