Keika hyakugiku Pl.25 by Keika Hosegawa Painting-Vintage Hasui Kawase's Tsuruokahachimangu captures the

Hasui Kawase's Tsuruokahachimangu captures the celebrated Kamakura shrine in a mood of ceremonial stillness

cherry blossom

this piece translates Treechild's layered collage technique with exceptional clarity

always resolved

Keika hyakugiku Pl.25 by Keika Hosegawa Painting-Vintage Hasui Kawase's Tsuruokahachimangu captures thePlate 25 from the Keika hyakugiku series presents a single chrysanthemum cultivar rendered with the restrained precision of Meiji era botanical illustration. The composition is deceptively simple one bloom centred against a soft ground yet the layered petals unfold with extraordinary delicacy. Cool and warm tones are balanced with careful intention, and each brushstroke captures the organic asymmetry that centuries of Japanese horticultural tradition