“Dragon”
Swallow Nest HORIHIRO
彫飛呂 “龍”

by GAIN
龍は水や雨を司る神性であるため、火災からの守護を願い社寺建築の装飾としてよくあしらわれている。全国各地の神社仏閣で大小数多の龍を目にすることができるが、中でも京都 妙心寺法堂の天井に描かれた狩野探幽作の雲龍図いわゆる“八方睨みの龍”は圧巻である。見る角度によって昇り龍にも降り龍にも見える神品であり、古都を代表する文化財だ。

Dragons are often used as decorations in the architecture of shrines and temples to protect them from fire, as they are believed to govern water and rain. Dragons of various sizes can be seen at shrines and temples all over Japan, and one of the most outstanding is the huge painting by Kano Tanyu on the ceiling of Myoshinji temple in Kyoto. Depending on the angle you look at, it looks like either a rising or descending dragon, and is a cultural asset that represents the ancient capital.

ここに見るバックピースは京都をこよなく愛するクライアントからのオーダーを受け、その妙心寺の雲龍図をモチーフにSWALLOW NEST 彫飛呂氏がアレンジを加えたもの。アメリカントラディショナルと和彫りを融合させたかのような作風に、氏の持ち味が滲み出る。

肢体を飾るタトゥーはどれも彫飛呂氏の手によるもので、オールドスクールなデザインに混じり祇園祭の山鉾の車輪など京都ならではのモチーフも散見される。

The back piece shown here was ordered by a client who really loves Kyoto, and was arranged by Horihiro of Swallow Nest in the motif of the ceiling painting of Myoshin-ji temple. His unique taste which seems to be a fusion of American and Japanese traditional style is clearly visible in this work.

The tattoos adorning the client’s body were all done by Horihiro, and mixed with the old school design there are also some motifs unique to Kyoto, such as the wheel of a yamahoko float from the Gion Festival.

※SWALLOW NEST 彫飛呂氏のインタビュー記事はこちら
氏の最新の動向はインスタグラム
※See Swallow Nest Horihiro’s interview here
And see more of his work on Instagram

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