Keika hyakugiku Pl.30 by Keika Hosegawa Size:M - 50 x 70cm Collaged layers of colour and

Collaged layers of colour and form build a mountain scene that is both recognisable and disorienting — peaks fragment into graphic planes

rhythmic pattern

the fine engraved linework and delicate tonal hatching of the original plate are rendered with exceptional sharpness — exactly what this kind of scientific fine art print demands

held together by consistent tone and a cool

only the warmth of shared presence

Keika hyakugiku Pl.30 by Keika Hosegawa Size:M - 50 x 70cm Collaged layers of colour andPlate 30 of the Keika hyakugiku series presents what appears to be a pompon type cultivar a tightly rounded bloom whose uniformly curved petals create an almost spherical silhouette. The composition uses negative space with great confidence, the single stem rising from the lower edge to anchor a head that seems to float in the frame. Meiji era restraint governs every line: nothing is embellished, and that economy makes the study all the more