The winning entries in the 3rd HASEGAWA Buddhist Altar Award Children’s Competition have been selected and made available on the dedicated website. A total of 110 entries were submitted from across Japan, and Grand Prize and Excellence Award winners were selected in the painting and crafts categories.
HASEGAWA CO.,LTD. announced that it had selected the winning entries in the 3rd HASEGAWA Buddhist Altar Award Children’s Competition and began publishing them on the dedicated website today. The competition is intended to give children an opportunity to express their summer vacation and Obon experiences through paintings and crafts, and provides an opportunity to reflect on the ties between tradition and the continuity of life in today’s increasingly nuclear-family society.
A total of 110 entries were submitted from across Japan, and winning entries were selected in each of the painting and crafts categories. The winners’ names, school grades and entry titles have been published, along with highlights of each work and comments from the judges.
The Grand Prize in the painting category went to “Dancer in the Moonlight,” submitted by Iroha (6th grade at elementary school). The work was praised for expressing the vitality of the moon and dancers in the streets of Tokushima during Obon. The Grand Prize in the crafts category went to “Pressed-Flower Lantern,” submitted by Kou (1st grade at elementary school).
The Excellence Award in the painting category went to “The Secret Summer Festival of the Spirit Horses,” submitted by Akie (3rd grade), while the Excellence Award in the crafts category went to “Comfortable Eggplant Spirit Vehicle,” submitted by Mimosa (5th grade). The judges’ comments praised the expressive power of the works and the depth of thoughtfulness they conveyed.