Tree Red Peony by Kazumasa Exhibition Hokusai fine detail

fine detail

painted with the same mosaic-like handling Klimt brought to his decorative works

Every fine line and decorative band holds sharp and true

every feather implied rather than stated

Tree Red Peony by Kazumasa Exhibition Hokusai fine detailThe tree peony holds a different character from its herbaceous counterpart more architectural, the bloom sitting atop a woody stem with a stateliness that Kazumasa captures with evident appreciation. In deep, saturated crimson, the petals cup inward at the centre, surrounding a cluster of golden stamens that punctuate the richness of the red. His collotype technique renders the gradations from petal edge to heart with exceptional accuracy, preserving