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KOHIKO ART LLC, giving form to intuition KOHIKO ART LLC, giving form to intuition

Giving form to intuition.
A light of hope that kindles the heart, and becomes joy.

Sales & management: KOHIKO ART LLC, a company handling the consignment sale and exhibition of artists' works

About KOHIKO ART

About

We are a company that supports painters and handles the consignment sale and exhibition of their work.
The artist focuses on painting; the company takes on the role of bringing the work into the world.

Our Mission

To give form to unseen feelings, and to share works that kindle a light of hope in the hearts of those who see them.

— Our motto: 明元楽笑 (Meigen Rakusho)

Works

Works

KOHIKO ART presents the works of our partner artist, KOHIKO. Centered on works that evoke prayer, nature, light, the cosmos, and myth, we cherish the feelings woven into each piece and create encounters that resonate with those who see them.

Multiple Editions

Giclée prints offered in multiple editions, available from our online shop.
Often chosen as gifts for loved ones and for milestones such as business openings and new homes.

Tenran Kagura
Tenran Kagura
2026 / Multiple edition
The deity who opens the way, dancing alone on a moonlit night.
Sarutahiko Okami, the deity of "michi-hiraki" said to have guided Ninigi-no-Mikoto from the High Plain of Heaven to Takachiho. I imagined him dancing kagura in the mountains midway through that journey, in a moonlit bamboo grove. Auspicious Japanese patterns fill every part, from his torikabuto crown to his costume.
Gift ideaFor milestones on the road of life: a journey, a move to a new place, or a new car
Gift ideaFor those stepping onto a new path: starting school, a new job, or going independent
Gift ideaFor Japanese spaces that welcome guests: restaurants, ryokan inns and ryotei
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The Treasure Ship of the Seven Lucky Gods
The Treasure Ship of the Seven Lucky Gods
2026 / Multiple edition (personalization available)
A treasure ship of your own, for an important new beginning.
Carrying salmon, scallops and kelp, Hokkaido's great gifts from the sea, the Seven Lucky Gods sail with a golden dragon over the morning sea. A framed print that can be personalized with a ship's, company or personal name.
Gift ideaFor business openings, new homes, anniversaries and boat launches (personalized with a ship, company or personal name)
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Wako no Okami (The Great Deity of Harmonious Light: Amaterasu Omikami)
Wako no Okami (The Great Deity of Harmonious Light: Amaterasu Omikami)
2025 / Multiple edition
Completed on Niiname-sai, the festival of thanksgiving for the harvest.
This work was completed on November 23, the day of Niiname-sai, when Japan gives thanks for the year's harvest. Painted with gratitude for the richness of Japan and for being kept alive each day, it carries a wish for bountiful harvests and days filled with light for every family.
Gift ideaFor a new home, a wedding, or a gift to your family
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Futaiten no Shugoshin (Guardian of Unwavering Resolve: Bishamonten) / Four Heavenly Kings: North
Futaiten no Shugoshin (Guardian of Unwavering Resolve: Bishamonten) / Four Heavenly Kings: North
2025 / Multiple edition
Never stray from your path. Look straight ahead.
At a crossroads in my life, I painted this as a vow to myself: to keep my eyes forward and never stray from my path. I took the pose myself as the model. It was the first of the Four Heavenly Kings, and I also gave it to my son when he set out on a new path.
Gift ideaFor a career change, going independent, or opening a business
Gift ideaDisplay all four Heavenly Kings to guard a new office, shop or home
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Seicho no Shugoshin (Guardian of Growth: Zochoten) / Four Heavenly Kings: South
Seicho no Shugoshin (Guardian of Growth: Zochoten) / Four Heavenly Kings: South
2025 / Multiple edition
Watching over the power to grow, from the south.
The vow behind Bishamonten, never to stray and to keep moving straight ahead, carried on into the Four Heavenly Kings who guard the four directions. Zochoten, guardian of the south, carries a wish for growth and protection.
Gift ideaFor entering school, starting a job, or a promotion
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Chitsujo no Shugoshin (Guardian of Order: Jikokuten) / Four Heavenly Kings: East
Chitsujo no Shugoshin (Guardian of Order: Jikokuten) / Four Heavenly Kings: East
2025 / Multiple edition
Watching over peaceful days, from the east.
The vow behind Bishamonten, never to stray and to keep moving straight ahead, carried on into the Four Heavenly Kings. Jikokuten, guardian of the east where the sun rises, carries a wish for stability and protection.
Gift ideaFor a new home or a move
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Chie no Shugoshin (Guardian of Wisdom: Komokuten) / Four Heavenly Kings: West
Chie no Shugoshin (Guardian of Wisdom: Komokuten) / Four Heavenly Kings: West
2025 / Multiple edition
Watching over your path with a broad view, from the west.
The vow behind Bishamonten, never to stray and to keep moving straight ahead, carried on into the Four Heavenly Kings. Komokuten, guardian of the west, carries a wish for broad vision and watchful care.
Gift ideaFor a study or office, or as a milestone gift
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Senkyaku Banrai (A Thousand Welcome Guests: Lucky Beckoning Cat)
Senkyaku Banrai (A Thousand Welcome Guests: Lucky Beckoning Cat)
2025 / Multiple edition
Welcoming guests, bringing life to your shop.
I painted this as a gift for the proprietress of a small bar I often visited in my former career. Because guests at a night-time bar are welcomed with a woman's smile, I painted the beckoning cat as a woman. Her raised left paw, said to beckon people, carries a wish for many guests and a lively shop.
Gift ideaFor a shop or business opening, or an anniversary (shop name can be added)
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Shiki Zanshin (Lingering Heart of the Four Seasons)
Shiki Zanshin (Lingering Heart of the Four Seasons)
2025 / Multiple edition
Time flies like an arrow. Cherish every moment.
This work began when the Japanese proverb "time flies like an arrow" came to mind. Wishing to live our limited time with care, I entrusted that feeling to a dignified Japanese woman drawing a bow, the seasons changing vividly as the arrow flies. It was the work that led me to paint figures realistically, and the one that opened my path as an artist. For a quiet moment with a warm drink, savoring the turning of the days.
Gift ideaFor busy working people, retirements and milestone gifts
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* The wishes in each work express the artist's feelings and do not guarantee any particular effect or blessing.

Limited Editions

Works offered in strictly limited numbers: limited editions of three, and single one-of-a-kind originals. Please contact us about purchasing.

Ten no Me (The Eye of Heaven)
Ten no Me (The Eye of Heaven)
2026 / Limited edition (3 only)
Watched over by the Eye of Ra, a pharaoh holds not a sword but flowers. The more power one holds, the more one should fulfill one's mission with compassion. On his chest is a nine-ray cymatics crest born from the sound of the word "hansei" (self-reflection).
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Yuga Shoei (Playing Gracefully, Swimming with a Smile)
Yuga Shoei (Playing Gracefully, Swimming with a Smile)
2026 / Limited edition (3 only)
Willows and wind, and three goldfish swimming through the sky. Even amid harsh winds, live as if playing gracefully and swimming with a smile. This work entrusts that way of life to a single painting. In the background, cymatics patterns symbolizing harmony are layered.
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Red Horse Circle
Red Horse Circle
2026 / One-of-a-kind (single piece)
A work that combines a red horse, bringer of good fortune, with the wish to cherish the bonds between people. It incorporates cymatics patterns of 528 Hz, said to be the frequency of love, carrying wishes for luck and prosperity.
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Not for Sale

Works that are not offered for sale, such as paintings dedicated to shrines. They are shown here as a record of bonds and prayers.

Keiai Ryugetsu (Dragon Moon of Reverence and Love)
Keiai Ryugetsu (Dragon Moon of Reverence and Love)
2026 / Offered to Ryugu Shrine (not for sale)
Dedicated on September 26, 2026 to Ryugu Shrine in Otaru for its 150th anniversary. Enomoto Takeaki, soon to be enshrined as a deity, and a dragon rising to the moon. Behind the moon lies a cymatics pattern of “love” born from the artist’s own voice.
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Commissioned Works

Each of these works was born from an individual commission and exists as a single piece in the world. Only works shown with the client's permission are listed here as examples. Please contact us about commissions.

Ryujin-sama no Gokago (Blessing of the Dragon God)
Ryujin-sama no Gokago (Blessing of the Dragon God)
2026 / Commissioned work
Commissioned by a fisherman, this work carries prayers for safe voyages and abundant catches. It intuitively expresses the guardian spirit dwelling in the boat and its powerful blessing.
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Flamingo Heart
Flamingo Heart
2026 / Commissioned work
Inspired by the atmosphere of a shop, its owner, and the words she holds dear. Painted intuitively to bring gentle color and warmth to the space.
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Kono Keshiki wo, Mirai e (Passing This Landscape to the Future)
Kono Keshiki wo, Mirai e (Passing This Landscape to the Future)
2026 / Commissioned work
Commissioned as a gift for someone dear, this work depicts a landscape that we, as Japanese, wish to protect. It expresses, with a quiet prayer, the scenery and feelings we hope to pass on to future generations.
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Kansha to Zenshin (Gratitude and Progress)
Kansha to Zenshin (Gratitude and Progress)
2026 / Commissioned work
Created at the request of the president of a seafood company I worked with for many years in my former career, who asked me to paint the vision of the company he hopes to build. Centered on the company's three pillars, autumn salmon, salmon roe, and scallops, it expresses gratitude for a history supported by many people through a background of cymatics circles.
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Freedom
Freedom
2026 / Commissioned work
Inspired intuitively by the client's way of life and presence, this work depicts a Steller's sea eagle standing on the drift ice of the Sea of Okhotsk. The mountains of the Shiretoko Peninsula rise in the distance, and the Milky Way night sky is rendered in cymatics patterns of gratitude. It portrays a figure who endures solitude in a harsh environment yet powerfully watches over people.
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Infinity
Infinity
2026 / Commissioned work
Painted at the request of a respected elder who deeply loves the mountains. A sea of clouds and a vast sky seen from a summit, with a single butterfly soaring upward, carry wishes for an endless landscape and for freedom. Cymatics patterns born from the frequency of "gratitude" are softly layered across the sky, and the title "Infinity" speaks of gratitude and bonds that never run out.
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Partner Artist

Artist

KOHIKO ART LLC partners with the painter KOHIKO (光日子)
and handles the consignment sale and exhibition of his work.

The painter KOHIKO at work
KOHIKO (光日子)
Painter / Born 1969

The Origin of the Name and How I Work

To give form to unseen feelings, and to kindle a light of hope in the hearts of those who see my work. That is the origin of everything I create. My given name is Mitsuhiko (光彦). The character 彦 (hiko) is said to mean "child of the sun," a child who radiates light. To shine like the sun and bring brightness to people: I realized this might be my calling, and with that feeling I chose the artist name 光日子, KOHIKO.

I work with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, drawing each piece by hand and layering my feelings into every work.

What I Paint

Gratitude, hope, light, harmony, bonds, protection, love, wishes, and peace of mind. I paint these invisible feelings layered onto sacred geometry, ripples, and motifs from nature. I want to deliver paintings that never tire the eye, even when seen every day, and that bring a sense of calm the longer you look at them.

What I Value

Giving form to feelings through intuition.Words are sound, sound is vibration, and vibration becomes form. This phenomenon, in which frequencies create patterns, is called cymatics. I hope the cymatics woven into my works will carry good vibrations to those who see them.

Our Motto

Shaze

明元楽笑

MEIGEN RAKUSHO

Bright, energetic, joyful — delivering smiles.

Guiding Principles

  • 1.  Support artists and cherish every connection with people.
  • 2.  Remain a company the world needs.
  • 3.  Practice hataraku (働く = 傍楽) — the true meaning of work.To ease the lives of those around us, and to bring them joy.
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