Painting by Kiyoshi Ishihara
I’m excited because I just got my Tenkara no Oni flies back from the framer. I know you can’t see much detail in this picture (my tenkara office has lighting issues) so here is a link to closeup pictures of the flies.
I will add this to my growing collection of tenkara art including Dr. Hisao Ishigaki’s flies, my Gyotaku print, watercolor by Kiyoshi Ishihara and more. In all, I’ve got about 10 tenkara-related pieces at this point and am always on the lookout for more. I’d like to build a nice collection of flies from prominent Japanese tenkara anglers that I can maybe one day pass on to the tenkara museum–that is, after is actually exists somewhere other than in my imagination.
What tenkara-related artwork do you have? Post pics below.
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Very sharp Jason!
I really the nice, clean, spare look of your framed Oni flies. We bought a new house last summer, and I’m finally getting my office set up and decorated the way I want. I would love to have a Gyotaku print, and I’m partial to Derek DeYoung’s art. I also discovered another artist, Andrea Larko, and a few others, although none of them are tenkara specific. Just really cool art.
Hey Paul, I also like Joel DeJong’s art. He does some interesting tenkara paintings: http://ayearonthefly.blogspot.com/2014/10/orange-tenkara-kebari-painting-and-fly.html
What I usually do is wait for Michael’s to have a framing sale (they have them all the time). I got this framed for 70% off. They don’t have a ton of frames to choose from but since I like simple brown or black, it works for me. Plus, they do surprisingly good work.
How are the flies mounted to the mat? I can’t see any support in the photo.
Hi Mark,
They’re “sewn” on with thin nylon.