Keika hyakugiku Pl.12 1893 by Keika Hosegawa Size:XL - 84.1 x 118.9cm (A0) sharp edges on matte paper

sharp edges on matte paper

The result is a portrait-like focus

and other insects

drawing the viewer into a space of open interpretation and contemplative quiet

airy palette gives the piece an almost dreamlike quality — lush and inviting rather than theatrical

Keika hyakugiku Pl.12 1893 by Keika Hosegawa Size:XL - 84.1 x 118.9cm (A0) sharp edges on matte paperPlate 12 from Hasegawa's Kyoto published series documents a spidery, ray petalled chrysanthemum cultivar the long, filament like petals curling outward and downward in elegant arcs. Where many botanical plates favour the fully opened bloom, this composition captures the cultivar mid unfurl, giving the image a sense of suspended movement. The ink lines thin to almost invisible at each petal tip, while a restrained ochre and white palette keeps the mood