"Each mask-like creation of Bikky's "Ki-Men" (1975) is different in shape and size and in the feelings it can stir. This is likely due to the method with which he created them. Each mask is formed around the meaning or shape of it's corresponding…

Kenshin's eyes turn red when he becomes Hitokiri Battosai

Keitaro consoles Shinobu.

This is a bear sculpture carved by an Ainu artist, Matsui Umetaro. These bears became very popular souvenirs from Hokkaido in the early 1900s.

"One of his few non-sculpture works is "Kangaerun Dobutsu no Jigen" (1955). This early painting has some similarities to traditional Native American paintings, though still retains that distinct "Bikky Flair." It's a powerful, eye catching piece in…