Keika hyakugiku Pl.27 by Keika Hosegawa Material:225g Fine Art Paper their reflections dissolving into abstracted

their reflections dissolving into abstracted color below

analytical mood rooted firmly in contemporary design practice

the subject drifting in an implied dark water that has no edge and no floor

Spiral and petal motifs drift through the composition with an open

Keika hyakugiku Pl.27 by Keika Hosegawa Material:225g Fine Art Paper their reflections dissolving into abstractedPlate 27 stands out within the Keika hyakugiku series for the particular density of its bloom petals layered in tight, disciplined whorls that build from a compact centre outward. The Meiji era draughtsmanship is at its most controlled here: lines are spare but purposeful, and the restrained use of colour gives the image an almost meditative quality. It is a study in botanical accuracy that never loses sight of aesthetic grace. Reproduced as an