Artist

Allan West

The American-born Allan West has become widely respected for his pur￾suit of a traditional form in Japan. Raised in Washington, D.C., Allan served in the Okayama Japan mission during the early 1980s. In 1987, he returned permanently to Japan to pursue his art because he found that the Japanese attitude toward nature accorded more closely with his own sentiments. He and his wife and their three children live in Tokyo, where they are active members of an LDS ward. Allan graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1992 with an MFA degree

Autumn Brocade

180 cm x 372 cm, gold leaf, silver leaf, mica, coral, malachite, lapis lazuli, cinnabar, natural mineral pigment, deer bone glue binder.

Ancient Pine

brass powder, mica, natural mineral pigment, deer bone glue binder; on Japanese mulberry paper; 250 cm x 150 cm

First Frost

; gold leaf, coral, quartz, mica, deer bone glue binder; on Japanese mulberry paper; 910 cm x 727 cm; collection of Mr. U.

Four Seasons

gold leaf, silver leaf, quartz, coral, mica, natural mineral pigments, deer bone glue binder; on Japanese mulberry paper; 120 cm x 330 cm; commissioned by the I. family

Harbinger

silkscreen ink, aluminum powder; hand-pulled silkscreen print; edition of 40; on Japanese mulberry paper; 50 cm x 25 cm

Mount Horai

gold leaf, mica, deer bone glue binder; on Japanese mulberry paper with silk mounting; 110 cm x 60 cm

Autumn Brocade

180 cm x 372 cm, gold leaf, silver leaf, mica, coral, malachite, lapis lazuli, cinnabar, natural mineral pigment, deer bone glue binder.