Tsuki No Usagi
A3 Original • 11.7 x 16.5 inches (29.7 x 42 cm), Ink and Acrylic on Paper • Single Unit available
The story Tsuki no Usagi - The Rabbit in the Moon - tells of a fox, a monkey, and a rabbit who wish to practice charity. When an old beggar appears on the day of the full moon, the first two gather their own food for him. But the rabbit, who eats only grass, offers himself to the beggar. So moved by the rabbit‘s selflessness is the beggar that he reveals himself to be Sakra, Lord of the Devas, and casts the rabbit’s likeness upon the moon for all to see.
Some iterations of the tale even say that the rabbit is forever pounding rice cakes to make mochi (the craters of the moon). What none of them tell you, though, is that when the rabbit’s foot in the moon meets the ground, one may walk into the kingdom of the moon and eat all that mochi. So during the next full moon, if you have a sugar craving, you should know what to do!
This piece is one of two artworks commissioned for my own young cousins. The rabbit and its mochi, like shadows on the linear lunar surface, are made of lines and shapes delineated by negative space. Having a mountain landscape on which to rest the moon not only gives the rabbit a sense of scale, but also helps to convey the story by relativizing its movement, creating a sense of time.
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A3 Original • 11.7 x 16.5 inches (29.7 x 42 cm), Ink and Acrylic on Paper • Single Unit available
The story Tsuki no Usagi - The Rabbit in the Moon - tells of a fox, a monkey, and a rabbit who wish to practice charity. When an old beggar appears on the day of the full moon, the first two gather their own food for him. But the rabbit, who eats only grass, offers himself to the beggar. So moved by the rabbit‘s selflessness is the beggar that he reveals himself to be Sakra, Lord of the Devas, and casts the rabbit’s likeness upon the moon for all to see.
Some iterations of the tale even say that the rabbit is forever pounding rice cakes to make mochi (the craters of the moon). What none of them tell you, though, is that when the rabbit’s foot in the moon meets the ground, one may walk into the kingdom of the moon and eat all that mochi. So during the next full moon, if you have a sugar craving, you should know what to do!
This piece is one of two artworks commissioned for my own young cousins. The rabbit and its mochi, like shadows on the linear lunar surface, are made of lines and shapes delineated by negative space. Having a mountain landscape on which to rest the moon not only gives the rabbit a sense of scale, but also helps to convey the story by relativizing its movement, creating a sense of time.
For more information on process, orders, and fulfillment, please visit my FAQ page.
A3 Original • 11.7 x 16.5 inches (29.7 x 42 cm), Ink and Acrylic on Paper • Single Unit available
The story Tsuki no Usagi - The Rabbit in the Moon - tells of a fox, a monkey, and a rabbit who wish to practice charity. When an old beggar appears on the day of the full moon, the first two gather their own food for him. But the rabbit, who eats only grass, offers himself to the beggar. So moved by the rabbit‘s selflessness is the beggar that he reveals himself to be Sakra, Lord of the Devas, and casts the rabbit’s likeness upon the moon for all to see.
Some iterations of the tale even say that the rabbit is forever pounding rice cakes to make mochi (the craters of the moon). What none of them tell you, though, is that when the rabbit’s foot in the moon meets the ground, one may walk into the kingdom of the moon and eat all that mochi. So during the next full moon, if you have a sugar craving, you should know what to do!
This piece is one of two artworks commissioned for my own young cousins. The rabbit and its mochi, like shadows on the linear lunar surface, are made of lines and shapes delineated by negative space. Having a mountain landscape on which to rest the moon not only gives the rabbit a sense of scale, but also helps to convey the story by relativizing its movement, creating a sense of time.
For more information on process, orders, and fulfillment, please visit my FAQ page.
