suika series No. 06

にがうり

夏の苦み
Woodblock-style poster of a bitter melon on black, にがうり set vertically in white with a red seal reading 夏の苦み.

Bitter on purpose

nigauri · bitter melon  

苦いのは、
体にいいから。
夏の疲れに効く。

Bitter on purpose

The series

No. 01すいかwatermelonSummer in a slice No. 02ももpeachRipe in the heat No. 03かきpersimmonWait for the frost No. 04めろんmelonNetted in the sun No. 05はみうりhami melonSweet to the rind No. 06にがうりbitter melonBitter on purpose No. 07とうがんwinter melonIt takes the broth No. 08ゆうばりYubari melonSold at auction

Screens

Desktop 2560 × 1440 Laptop 1920 × 1080 Phone 1170 × 2532

Ink

The warts are the densest line-work in the series. Every other fruit here is a flat shape; the bitter melon is almost entirely surface.

It is the only thing on this wall anyone would call a vegetable, and the only one that earns its bitterness.

Two inks, one field, 8 fruits. Printed at 2048 × 1152 for the poster, 1200 × 630 for the link card, upscaled for the screens above.