Oyako no Ki, Parent and Child

About the photograph

These are Oyako no Ki, the Parent and Child Trees, on a snow-covered hill in Biei. I made this frame on 6 March 2018, just before five in the afternoon, with an exposure of a little over two minutes, which is why the clouds read as soft streaks. That day was mostly overcast, with some wind and passing snow, and it was always cold, cold hands and cold feet. There are several spots near each other here, and I spend thirty minutes to an hour at each, running back and forth depending on which one the clouds suit.

What it does for the room

The print is square, so it sits calmly on almost any wall. For the wall above a sofa or a bed, choose 30×30 or 40×40 so the print holds the space on its own. Over a console, dresser or desk, 20×20 or 24×24 works well. The 12×12 suits a shelf, a narrow wall beside a window, or a pair. The tones are soft greys rather than hard black, so they sit easily with light oak, linen, cream walls and stone. A simple light wood frame with a wide white mat gives it a finished look.

Real photograph

One exposure, made on location. No composites, no generated content. Tone and light are refined in editing, as with any fine-art print.

Where it fits

Living rooms, bedrooms, reading corners, hallways and home offices, in Japandi, Scandinavian and quiet minimalist rooms. As a present for someone who has travelled to Hokkaido, or who simply wants a calmer wall, it comes with a story to tell: two trees, parent and child, standing together in the snow in Biei. Each print is made to order, so allow up to two weeks for printing and delivery.

Feng Shui Application Info

In feng shui tradition, low hills behind your seat are the “backing mountain”, a picture of steady support. Here the Parent and Child Trees stand small at left, with a low, rounded range of hills beyond them in Biei, Hokkaido.
Placement in the tradition: behind a sofa or a desk chair. The tradition prefers no water in the picture behind you, and this one shows none.
Kua number: in the Eight Mansions school the desk chair faces the Sheng Chi direction of a person’s Kua number, so the picture goes on the wall behind it: Kua 1 north-west, Kua 2 south-west, Kua 3 north, Kua 4 south, Kua 6 east, Kua 7 south-east, Kua 8 north-east, Kua 9 west. This pairing is read from the published direction tables; no text was written for this picture.
It is a real photograph for your wall, with no promise of luck or fortune.