Tree Red Peony by Kazumasa Exhibition Hokusai depending on the light

depending on the light

lending the scene the meditative stillness that defines the finest ukiyo-e landscape tradition

not a loosening of Morris's characteristic discipline

The matte paper surface ensures full colour accuracy without glare

painted with the same mosaic-like handling Klimt brought to his decorative works

Tree Red Peony by Kazumasa Exhibition Hokusai depending on the lightThe tree peony holds a different character from its herbaceous counterpart more architectural, the bloom sitting atop a woody stem with a stateliness that Kazumasa captures with evident appreciation. In deep, saturated crimson, the petals cup inward at the centre, surrounding a cluster of golden stamens that punctuate the richness of the red. His collotype technique renders the gradations from petal edge to heart with exceptional accuracy, preserving