Road to Nikko by Hasui Size:M - 50 x 70cm Created during the transition from

Created during the transition from the Edo to the Meiji period

The mood is fierce without being aggressive

This vintage astronomical illustration frames our planet as an oasis in an otherwise inhospitable universe

This vintage illustration captures a Caroline parakeet with the precision and warmth typical of 19th-century natural history art

quiet without emptiness

Road to Nikko by Hasui Size:M - 50 x 70cm Created during the transition fromRoad to Nikko is a quietly absorbing shin hanga landscape in which a tree lined path draws the eye into soft atmospheric distance. Hasui Kawase employs the gentle colour gradations and careful observation of light characteristic of early 20th century Japanese printmaking a tradition that merged ukiyo e composition with Western naturalism. The palette is muted and seasonal, dominated by grey greens and pale sky, giving the scene a meditative stillness