Kyoryoku by Takagi Seiu is a calligraphic work recognized with the 2016 Imperial Prize and Japan Art Academy Prize. Grounded in Takagi's study of ancient Chinese characters and bronze inscriptions, the work presents the tension between character structure and open space on a large scale.

A prizewinning calligraphic work that draws the force of ancient characters into a contemporary visual field.

Mori no Sumibito by Nishida Toshihide is a nihonga painting of a dense forest, rendered in a restrained palette centered on ink and platinum and suggestive of Yakushima's woods. It was shown at the 100th Inten exhibition and received the 2016 Japan Art Academy Prize.

A Japan Art Academy Prize-winning nihonga work that holds the life of the forest in a quiet monochrome register.

Kotan Fusei by Negishi Yuji is an oil painting shaped by a northern landscape sensibility associated with Hokkaido. It was exhibited at the 3rd reorganized Nitten in 2016 and received the 2016 Japan Art Academy Prize.

A Japan Art Academy Prize-winning oil painting that lets the atmosphere of Kotan resonate across the canvas.