A collection of delicate, captivating works that reflect on life and death.

A long-awaited first art book by the uniquely talented emerging artist, Ayaka Maeda, who gracefully depicts those who connect this world and the next, infused with whimsical imagination!

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May the death that one day comes be peaceful.

May there be a gentle world beyond death.

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MAEDA Ayaka

Born in Mie Prefecture in 1989. After graduating from high school, she began selling her paintings on the streets of Namba, Osaka.

She began exhibiting her work in 2012 and currently holds numerous solo and group exhibitions in galleries and department stores nationwide.

Based on skillful ink painting, her work ranges from delicate depictions of beautiful women intertwined with whimsical ideas, to depictions of dying insects and flowers, exploring the mystery of life and death.

A noteworthy artist whose reputation is growing.

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I hope for a world where kind people can live as they are.

--MAEDA Ayaka

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A5 size, 64 pages, 3,000yen (consumption tax not included)

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2026.05