Plaster on wood panel, egg-yolk tempera, size F6 This oddly shaped mushroom is called the Ursus thunbergii chawantake mushroom. The mushroom is shaped like a teacup, but it is said that it is designed to prevent rainwater from collecting in it. Each person's bowl has its own size, but I think that if you take in everything, you will end up full. I learned that it is also important to have the ability to accept things as well as the Urasugi Chawan Mushroom does. Mushrooms are decomposers in nature and have the role of connecting life to the next life. This work carries the message that humans are also part of nature. This work is painted with egg yolk tempera. Egg yolk tempera is created by mixing egg yolk, vinegar, water, and pigments. It is a time-consuming technique, although it is colorful and precise.
