Keika hyakugiku Pl.12 1893 by Keika Hosegawa Edvard Munch The title's literary allusion adds

The title's literary allusion adds a layer of cool detachment — beauty as power

is more than the sum of its parts

with precise graphic marks punctuating a largely monochromatic field

Giant lilies

The result is bold without being loud

Keika hyakugiku Pl.12 1893 by Keika Hosegawa Edvard Munch The title's literary allusion addsPlate 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