English Follows…
宗廣佳子作品展 参加作家紹介３：
佐藤今朝善 ≪自在鉤≫
融通無碍…と言っては言い過ぎ。
だけれども、日本の家屋を飾るのに、これほど相応しい道具はない気さえする。
移動可能で、調整可能で、道具を内包する空間そのもの。
襖をぱーん！と取り払って、二つの小部屋を大きな広間にできれば、
暑い夏には風通しが良いし、
あるいは大勢で集まっての食事もできる。
もちろんその時は家中のちゃぶ台をこれまた移動して、くっつけて。
どんちゃん騒ぎが終わったら、
襖も元に戻して、各自の休みの部屋に。
必要ならば屏風を持ち出して、
更に空間を仕切ることもできる。
そんな融通無碍な空間との付き合い方が、
この自在鉤には凝縮されている気がして。
現代空間に合う鉄の質感も、好き。
「自在鉤」なのに、いつのまにか「自在、自在」と形容詞が残って
名詞が置き忘れられているのに、意味が通じるのも、いい。
Such an appropriate name for Japanese house decor.
Mobility and adjustability are the characteristics of a Japanese home. When all the fusuma, sliding doors, are taken out, a house consisting of three tiny rooms can be that of one big room where 30 family members, friends, and relatives can gather.
After the banquet, when it’s time for everyone to recede to their bedrooms, the sliding doors are reinstalled. If that wasn’t enough, byobu ( partitions) can serve to divide a room into two separate spaces.
Jizai’s proper name is Jizai kagi, which means adjustable hanging hook. If you have seen an old Japanese farmhouse with a hearth in the middle, a Jizai kagi must have been hanging from the ceiling on top of the hearth with a boiling iron kettle hooked on the tip. Or it could be a pot of root vegetable and meat, simmered over a gentle charcoal heat for hours. Depending on how well you like to cook it, the length of the hook can be adjusted… at your will.
This iron Jizai is a modern take on the adjustable hanging hook. Mobile and adjustable. It’s funny how the actual noun has been omitted and the adjective became the name. Nonetheless, the name speaks for itself.
The cylinder vase is small enough to throw in any wildflowers or green you find on the street. And somehow, it always looks good.
A piece of freedom in your hands and at home.
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