Michiko Kamee

”ちひさきものはみなうつくし”

日本には、小さなものを愛でるという美意識があります。小さく凝縮された世界。
小さいからこそ、意味のある美しさ。使うでもなく、飾るでもなく、ただ持っていて時々こっそり眺める愉しみ。
そんな気持ちを詰め込んだ、小さな陶磁器に描く、繊細な色絵金彩で描く細密（ミニアチュール）です。
百色眼鏡から覗いたような、小さな装飾世界をご堪能ください。

※百色眼鏡＝万華鏡（kaleidoscope)

“Chihisaki mono wa mina utsukushi” — All small things are beautiful. (Sei Shōnagon, The Pillow Book)

In Japan, there is an aesthetic sensibility that cherishes small things.A world condensed into a tiny form.
A beauty that becomes meaningful precisely because it is small.
Neither meant to be used, nor simply displayed,but quietly kept, and secretly enjoyed from time to time.
These are miniature paintings in delicate overglaze enamels and gold, created on small ceramic forms, filled with such feelings.
Like peering through a kaleidoscope of countless colors, please enjoy this tiny ornamental world.

Note: “Hyakushiki megane” refers to “mangekyō” — a kaleidoscope.