Meaning “one thousand leaves” in Japanese, Chiba’s overlapping pattern suggests a bamboo forest raked by wind, the hollow sounds of reed on reed transformed by their perfusion into a mesmerizing music. Its soft, inky lines invite contemplation, connecting to the aesthetic ideal of yūgen. Impressed by hand with blocks onto a finely woven cloth, Chiba’s pattern asks the viewer to consider nature’s imperceivable subtleties, for it is forever in motion.