A Name Card Behind the Frame: Ishizaki Koyo
Something unusual happened today.
On the back of a framed work that found its way to us, we discovered what appears to be the artist’s own name card.
Ishizaki Koyo (1884–1947), a Nihonga painter (Japanese-style painting) born in Fukumitsu, Nanto City, who built his career in Kyoto.
A simple card, bearing only his name and address.
He is one of the people we would have loved to speak with, had he still been alive.
Somehow the card seemed to convey his character, and it matched the impression we had long held of him. It was a moment that made us happy.
今日は珍しいことがありました。
縁あって当店にやってきた額の裏に、作家の名刺と思われるものが貼ってあったのです。
南砺市福光に生まれ、京都で活躍した日本画家、石崎光瑤（いしざき こうよう、1884〜1947）。
名前と住所だけの、簡素な名刺です。
もしご存命なら、お話ししてみたかった方のお一人。
名刺からなんとなく人柄が伝わってくるようで、それが以前から抱いていた印象とも重なり、嬉しくなったひと時でした。
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