Kitami Ken’ichi’s “Paradise”: The Daitokuji Temple Shinjuan Sliding Door Painting Project Artists

The fusuma illustrations on the northern side of the Hōjō hall.

Kitami’s smile never falters.

The fusuma paintings on the eastern side of the hall.

Kitami’s late wife appears at a door, drawn in a higher place than any other character.

Kitami reminisces as he looks at his paintings, the banyan tree at his back.

The festivities depicted in these fusuma paintings will go on for centuries yet.

Kitami smiles as he points out the rendering of himself watching over his friends from on high.