This work is the second piece in my series featuring Baby Dragon-Headed Kannon.

The first piece depicted a very young Kannon riding on a cloud with a baby dragon, soaring playfully through the sky.
Some time has passed since that early scene, and in this new work, I portray the two as they have grown—Baby Kannon now riding on the dragon’s back, appearing in a form that more closely resembles the majestic Dragon-Headed Kannon.

The multicolored clouds are decorated with the Shippo pattern, and at the center of each circle I placed kirikane gold detailing, inspired by small luminous jewels.
These jewels represent Indra’s Net.

Indra’s Net is a Buddhist metaphor describing a universe in which every jewel reflects all others—a vision of a world where all beings are interconnected, resonating with and influencing one another in infinite ways.

Since the early years of creating Buddhist-inspired works, I have used the Shippo (Seven Treasures) pattern as a central symbolic motif.
This ancient Japanese design is formed by interlocking circles that repeat endlessly, representing connection, harmony, and prosperity among all beings.

In this new allegorical expression, I merge the Shippo pattern with the concept of Indra’s Net.
By layering the Shippo’s symbolism of harmony and sacred connection with Indra’s infinite web of mutual reflection, the work expresses a vision of life in which:

“The individual and the whole are always intertwined, and life is nourished by the overlapping radiance of every existence.”

It also embodies a Buddhist cosmology in which:

“Each being is linked with countless others, and together they illuminate the universe as they mutually sustain one another.”

In the piece, Baby Dragon-Headed Kannon rides gracefully upon the clouds above the sea, setting forth together with the beloved dragon.

My hope is to share—across oceans and cultures—the message that this beautiful world is not a single, fixed reality, but a living tapestry woven by the reflections and radiance of all beings.
It is a world sustained and revealed through the endless interplay of every life within it.