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Impression Nippon（Sou Akou）
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Impression Nippon

Sou Akou

Price ¥605,000 (JPY) incl. tax

¥550,000 before tax

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Artist
Sou Akou
Medium
Giclée print on canvas

This work unfolds as a majestic visual symphony of Japan’s spiritual and natural essence. Red Fuji and Blue Fuji rise side by side, flanked by the sun and moon in a dual celestial presence, forming a timeless cosmological dialogue. A powerful stream runs through the center, embodying the flow of life and history, while overlapping mountains, golden patterns, and layered compositions create a sense of spatial and temporal depth. From the cascading waterfall and torii gate on the left to the serene pagoda and cherry blossoms on the right, every element reflects a poetic meditation on nature, faith, and the aesthetic soul of Japan. The painting is not merely seen—it is experienced as a journey through eternity.

About the artist

Sou Akou

Sou Akou was born in Jilin Province, China, in 1960 and now lives in Fukuoka, Japan. A member of the China Artists Association, he studied under the renowned Nihonga painter Matazo Kayama in 1987. In 1988 he moved to Japan as a visiting scholar at Fukuoka University of Education. He founded the Sou Akou Chinese Ink Painting Association in 1990, renamed the Sou Akou Ink Painting Academy in 2003, and has taught for over 30 years, mentoring around 3,000 students. In 2005 he received the UN-NGO World Academy Grand Prize.

In 2022 the Sou Akou International Art Exchange Center was established in Saikai City, Nagasaki. In 2023 he completed Eternal Fuji, a 9.2-metre-wide ink painting accompanied by a 30-minute original composition by Tetsuya Komuro.

His work fuses traditional Chinese and Japanese techniques with a modern expressionist style, forging a distinctive voice rooted in classical aesthetics.

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