Keika hyakugiku Pl.23 by Keika Hosegawa Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm Layers of foliage frame the

Layers of foliage frame the bird without crowding it

The white ground gives each form room to breathe

The palette is saturated but controlled

The matte surface holds Kirchner's gestural marks steady

Keika hyakugiku Pl.23 by Keika Hosegawa Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm Layers of foliage frame thePlate 23 isolates a large headed, incurving chrysanthemum cultivar whose petals fold inward at their tips, creating a dome like bloom of remarkable visual density. Hasegawa structures the composition so that the flower occupies the full width of the frame at its widest point, giving it a quiet monumentality despite the modest scale of the original plate. The ink work is exceptionally fine individual petals are delineated with hair thin lines that