Kenjiro Okazaki Painting Card SET

2025年に東京都現代美術館で開催された岡﨑乾二郎の個展「而今而後 ジコンジゴ Time Unfolding Here」のオリジナルアイテムです。タイク2限定でオンライン販売しています。5点で一組の絵画作品を、それぞれ1枚ずつカードにした5枚組。厚手の高級白板紙を使い、202×244mmの大判に仕上げています。印刷は、東京印書館が手がけています。飾っても、贈っても、手紙に添えても楽しめます。各カードの裏面には、作品の正式タイトルが入っています。

収録の5作品は、「ペインティング・ハンカチーフ No.1〜5」と同じ5点です。

【収録作品の正式タイトル（5点）】

1. On Ohrid Lake's rocky shore, an ancient sage meditated, his bird-like face carved by time and fasting. Swallows skimmed waters. The novice's azure beads glinted. "Master," he murmured, "your strength wanes like autumn light." Behind them stood a monastery, half-hidden among olive trees, its burned walls whispering tales of sacrilege.

2. "At night, Master, I see them: Hellenic maidens weaving flower crowns with blue wildflowers, their hair flowing with their hearts' rhythm." The youth's voice trembled. Through azure darkness, mysterious figures like shadows - Macedonian shepherds driving boars through olive groves, Dryads herding pearl-white goats, laughter echoing across deep blue Aegean waters.

3. Lilies and roses, planted by long-departed Orthodox monks, wove through the garden where ferns advanced like silent armies. "The ancient Thracian gods still walk here," the old man murmured, eyes gleaming. Beyond the flower-strewn ruins, cypress groves stretched toward horizon, harboring secrets of Cyclopes and Thessalian nymphs dancing in moonlight.

4. "I seek the moment when immortal spirits sing," the sage revealed, clutching his cypress staff. "When the sun passes between Ram and Lion, their song trembles through creation. Tomorrow at dawn, I shall hear it." His eyes blazed with ancient wisdom, reflecting centuries of searching through Byzantine and Delphic lore.

5. The youth gathered roses bright as rubies and lilies white as pearls, weaving them through rushes as the last grains of sand fell. "You'll find me young again," the master had promised. When dawn painted the walls with clear light, he sat motionless, embracing the dewy flowers, his quest ended.

※各作品の長い一文が、それぞれの正式タイトルです。

【仕様】

・内容：カード5枚（5種類・上記5作品を1枚ずつ）

・構成：表面＝作品／裏面＝作品の正式タイトル

・サイズ：202×244mm（大判）

・素材：高級白板紙（厚手）

・印刷：東京印書館（日本）

【よくある質問】

Q. 何が入っていますか？

5点で一組の作品を1枚ずつカードにした5枚組です（収録作品の正式タイトルは本文に記載）。202×244mmの大判・厚手の高級白板紙です。

Q. ハンカチーフと同じ絵柄ですか？

はい。収録の5作品は「ペインティング・ハンカチーフ No.1〜5」と同じ5点です。カードは5作品セット、ハンカチーフは1点ずつの展開です。

Q. ポストカードと同じ大きさですか？

いいえ。一般的なポストカードより大きい、202×244mmの大判カードです。

岡﨑乾二郎のオリジナルアイテム一覧を見る

An original item from Kenjiro Okazaki's solo exhibition “Jikonjigo: Time Unfolding Here” (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, 2025), available online exclusively at TAIK2. This set contains five large-format cards, each featuring one painting from a five-part series. Printed by Tokyo Inshokan on thick, high-grade white paperboard, each card measures 202 × 244 mm. The cards can be displayed, given as gifts, or enclosed with a letter. The back of each card carries the work's official title.

The same five paintings are also featured in the “Painting Handkerchief No.1–5” series.

[The five works — official titles]

1. On Ohrid Lake's rocky shore, an ancient sage meditated, his bird-like face carved by time and fasting. Swallows skimmed waters. The novice's azure beads glinted. "Master," he murmured, "your strength wanes like autumn light." Behind them stood a monastery, half-hidden among olive trees, its burned walls whispering tales of sacrilege.

2. "At night, Master, I see them: Hellenic maidens weaving flower crowns with blue wildflowers, their hair flowing with their hearts' rhythm." The youth's voice trembled. Through azure darkness, mysterious figures like shadows - Macedonian shepherds driving boars through olive groves, Dryads herding pearl-white goats, laughter echoing across deep blue Aegean waters.

3. Lilies and roses, planted by long-departed Orthodox monks, wove through the garden where ferns advanced like silent armies. "The ancient Thracian gods still walk here," the old man murmured, eyes gleaming. Beyond the flower-strewn ruins, cypress groves stretched toward horizon, harboring secrets of Cyclopes and Thessalian nymphs dancing in moonlight.

4. "I seek the moment when immortal spirits sing," the sage revealed, clutching his cypress staff. "When the sun passes between Ram and Lion, their song trembles through creation. Tomorrow at dawn, I shall hear it." His eyes blazed with ancient wisdom, reflecting centuries of searching through Byzantine and Delphic lore.

5. The youth gathered roses bright as rubies and lilies white as pearls, weaving them through rushes as the last grains of sand fell. "You'll find me young again," the master had promised. When dawn painted the walls with clear light, he sat motionless, embracing the dewy flowers, his quest ended.

(Each long sentence above is the official title of that work.)

[Specifications]

- Contents: 5 cards (5 varieties; one per work)

- Each card: front = the painting / back = the work's official title

- Size: 202×244mm (large format)

- Material: thick, high-grade white paperboard

- Printed by Tokyo Inshokan (Japan)