Keika hyakugiku Pl.19 by Keika Hosegawa Alice Straker generous span that fills the

generous span that fills the upper half of the composition

The composition is still — even a hint of human presence

Yoshida merges the drama of the subject with his characteristically measured sense of atmosphere — the mist softens scale and distance while the peaks retain their grandeur

Set against a restrained background

the work retains its characteristic quiet and restraint

Keika hyakugiku Pl.19 by Keika Hosegawa Alice Straker generous span that fills thePlate 19 captures a bicolour chrysanthemum cultivar pale at the petal tips, deepening to a warm amber toward the centre a chromatic effect that Hasegawa renders through precise tonal layering rather than obvious gradients. The bloom is shown fully open, its petals fanning outward in a broad, generous span that fills the upper half of the composition. Ink lines are confident and unhurried, tracing each petal's curve with a single, unbroken stroke. This