Hirokazu Ichii sculpted a series of “floating statues”: human figures, with calm expressions, creating a sacred atmosphere in front of decorative backgrounds. The artwork “Figure of Floating Angel of the FiveRinged Tower” skillfully combined the eastern and western religious beliefs. Ichii not only utilizes Japanese traditional Buddhist carving techniques and materials in his artworks, but also integrates spiritual symbols into modern figures to create new harmony and renascence of traditional culture.