Summer Painted Poem Gallery : * The dance of KOI *

Konbanwa!
Here is one of my summer works!
The official translated poem is below the image.

In summer -  I always think of Koi fish no matter where i am!
here comes my poem of the day!

*
KOI KOI KOI
coming coming romance of KOI 
my favorite fish is Nishiki KOI

its celebrated colours and texture
such gorgeous forms and lines
a tail like a hand combed paper
such elegant flow and swim
the sound Poch Pocha from the fruitful lips
I don't care not having a ladder to success and imitating a climbing Koi
neither booming business and  following a waterfall swimming Koi 

Koi come Koi 
Romance come Koi

What I love is brocade coloured Koi
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*KOI is Japanese carp fish, and also love romance in Japanese, in addition the verb KO-I ( to come in Japanese) 
is also used- three KOIs word game.

This painting was my first try to combine with the image of a typical Okinawan Kimono pattern and also KIRIKAMI (Japanese paper cutting) sketch technique.
The colour contrast symbolizes a hot passionated love and romance in summer
The Water element often expresses a flow of love. 




                                                                              ©2010 RIE TAKEDA

コイノマイ

THE DANCE OF KOI


恋の舞

泳げ　流れよ　浮心

想って　さわって

夢ヲみて 

The dance of romance

Let it swim

Let it flow

Let it be the floating mind

Think of it

Touch it gently

Let me be in your dream

 
KOI NO MAI

Japanese ink and Gouache on handmade Bagasse paper, 56x76cm.

RIE TAKEDA
2010


Original work is sold
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