The Zodiac Sign - Flock of Sheep
The Zodiac Sign - Flock of Sheep
The Zodiac Sign - Donna Donna
The Zodiac Sign - Donna Donna
The Zodiac Sign - Parallel Worlds
The Zodiac Sign - Parallel Worlds
Zodiac Sign - Prodigal Crab
Zodiac Sign - Prodigal Crab
Zodiac Sign - The Lion’s Roar and the Setting Sun
Zodiac Sign - The Lion’s Roar and the Setting Sun
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Linocut works (Illustration in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper’s morning edition “Rondan Jihyo” 2024) (2024 / 2025)
Linocut (Japanese paper, oil ink)
15 x 23 cm (image size)

"The Zodiac Sign - Flock of Sheep"

Good citizens gather at a public speech in front of a train station. The candidate is giving a speech passionately atop their campaign van but is she really on the side of the citizens? Unaware of their pointed ears and tails, the sheeple cheer them on.
(Illustration in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper's morning edition “Rondan Jihyo” April, 2024) * April - June are the same series


"The Zodiac Sign - Donna Donna"

A group of company employees leave the human farm to go to work. The bus they board is bound for “Great (Steak)” House... Will their hard-working days have a happy ending or not?
(Illustration in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper's morning edition “Rondan Jihyo” May, 2024) * April - June are the same series


"The Zodiac Sign - Parallel Worlds"

Suteki(Great) House is a parallel world. The forms of individual happiness, which seem similar but are slightly different, are developing in different places and in all kinds of places.
(Illustration in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper's morning edition “Rondan Jihyo” June, 2024) * April - June are the same series


"Zodiac Sign - Prodigal Crab"

Crab picked up a high-end diver's watch at the seashore. Since then, it acquired the taste for brand-name products that show off its status! The prodigal crab is happy to wear them on its claws and legs as much as possible.
(Illustration in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper's morning edition “Rondan Jihyo” July, 2024)


"Zodiac Sign - The Lion’s Roar and the Setting Sun"

Alone in Savannah, Populist Jr. roars like a lion. But it's just a performance for him, whose advantage lies in his popularity and his success as an heir. The lions are bored when they are informed that it is a "fixed match."
(Illustration in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper's morning edition “Rondan Jihyo” August, 2024)