Keika hyakugiku Pl.27 by Keika Hosegawa Material:225g Fine Art Paper Plate 17 closes this section

Plate 17 closes this section of the Hyakucho Gafu with a bird in a low

Painted ceiling patterns

What makes it work is the specificity of the colour choices — this is not a generic sunset but a particular quality of northern light

and typography that carries as much weight as the image itself

vivid pinks

Keika hyakugiku Pl.27 by Keika Hosegawa Material:225g Fine Art Paper Plate 17 closes this sectionPlate 27 stands out within the Keika hyakugiku series for the particular density of its bloom petals layered in tight, disciplined whorls that build from a compact centre outward. The Meiji era draughtsmanship is at its most controlled here: lines are spare but purposeful, and the restrained use of colour gives the image an almost meditative quality. It is a study in botanical accuracy that never loses sight of aesthetic grace. Reproduced as an