Unyielding ways of Shoun

　Although a sculptural subject matter is first heard about a favorite image and a favorite wish of a manufacture client in case a float and a mikoshi are created, they might already have decided what sculpture is put in advance recently. As a flow of work, we refer the Internet and references, choose the favorite sculptures, investigate the meaning of the subject matter, and inquire and determine. Since you are studying over most time in the stage to determine, the knowledge about sculpture is professional. There may also be those with about the same knowledge as a scholar among customers, and they teach us contrary . {Although how to poke chisel and how to dedicate sculpture plan to have what was carried out clearly ...} "Is there any subject matter which brings wealth to a neighborhood ?", "I want the sculpture of the meaning which wishes a long life!" "I want to like this sculpture and to know what meaning there is." "Although I want you to imitate the sculpture of my shrine in the neighborhood, is size settled well?" "Since it is good, anything is left.", we hear from customers about such things.

　After determination of a subject matter, we arrange with the carpenters. Structure material and combination are considered and the size of material is checked. The check of size ends or sculptural composition is considered in parallel to it. The determination method of composition is advanced considering in the look of those who appear in a subject matter, a motion of the body, and what size it shows, or to which height it looks very together. Especially the subject matter that had carved at once becomes prudent. Although they are considered also improving many various data and covering them for many days, honestly I think that an old man's work is wonderful! A long time ago, there were genius men who had a good way of thinking on sketchs, balance, and expression in all.

If composition solidifies, it will go into a sketch little by little. It is the following four items that I always take care.

1.	When I separate and see the sculpture, I make the main things into bold large composition so that the main sculpture may be known.
2.	I make visible delicate portions to watch near the float.
3.	I think of at an angle of how much it is reflected in an eye in what height, and draw on.
4.	Pros are looking at our sculptures・・・

　Actually considering a general sketch from composition takes many months. But a good thing is not made unless it spends many hours here. A sketch is that much important. When sculpture is a person, it has a frame in mind and a motion is considered. When it cannot draw well, I visualize a frame. If it does so, mistakes those insufficient with twists of the waist , an elbow is a short paddle will be noticed. And which can show it as a solid in the thickness to which material was restricted to show a small thing greatly? ・・・For example, as the waist is perfectly hung on the distance from the back of a person sitting on the rock to the point in the knees actually having only 2/3, you have to show. You have to draw a sketch so that it may show thickly with a thin material in short.

　All work of float sculpture is performed by people's hand. （Although an electric drill is used in order to vacate a hole, work is carved only by a hammer and a chisel. ）I think that some which people poked with the edged tool are palatable from machine engraving.
　What removed and drew the thing excessive out of a tree using the chisel is made into a form rather than it shaves a tree. That's saying is working. Although it is important to carve in the case of a float, without damaging lumber, even if it sees from under slanting (engrave a solid closely, applying a hand to the portion which is not visible from the front), a beautiful line comes out by carving the sculptural reverse side and the sculptural back carefully. It sees and checks from various angles.

　Since sculpture has tastes, it thinks that it is liked by no men. Like Buddhist image sculpture, when done sculpture is carried out at hand, I want to make the sculpture which can feel what is transmitted. I always think such. When it fits in a float, and the sculpture which carved and went up is watching for a while as a matter of fact, it is continuation of being made to examine myself.