Keika hyakugiku Pl.23 by Keika Hosegawa Paul Gauguin Hasui Kawase composes the scene

Hasui Kawase composes the scene with the spare elegance of the shin-hanga school: nothing superfluous

It is modern in its sensibility yet grounded in the tactile

and an exuberance that feels both wild and controlled

This archival fine art print

Keika hyakugiku Pl.23 by Keika Hosegawa Paul Gauguin Hasui Kawase composes the scenePlate 23 isolates a large headed, incurving chrysanthemum cultivar whose petals fold inward at their tips, creating a dome like bloom of remarkable visual density. Hasegawa structures the composition so that the flower occupies the full width of the frame at its widest point, giving it a quiet monumentality despite the modest scale of the original plate. The ink work is exceptionally fine individual petals are delineated with hair thin lines that