Keika hyakugiku Pl.25 by Keika Hosegawa Painting-Vintage the two forms have merged:

the two forms have merged: boundaries blur

and a confident use of negative space give the image its declarative force

Archival pigment inks ensure the warm oranges and deep shadows hold their intensity for decades without fading

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

Keika hyakugiku Pl.25 by Keika Hosegawa Painting-Vintage the two forms have merged:Plate 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