"Japanese White-eyes and Plum Blossoms" 1939 Here, Japanese white eyes flitter about merrily as their wings fill with the still-cool winds of early spring. It can be said that the flower and bird work is that of a painter who feels the limitless pleasure of engaging in a dialogue with nature. "Persimmon and Bamboo" 1967 This persimmon, the only one remaining on the bare tree branch, is at one time a symbol of nature's truth yet also seems to exist at the will of the universe. Going beyond a mere exchange with nature, this work evokes a view of Shiho in his later years, when he had achieved his own sense of unity with nature. Copyright of all the pictures in this Web site belongs to the artists or the Adachi Museum of Art < Prev >