Striped Camellias by Kazumasa Exhibition Animals the dense colour relationships and

the dense colour relationships and intricate surface detail of the original painting are rendered with full tonal accuracy and sharpness

the subtle ink gradations and fine linework of the original woodblock are preserved with exceptional clarity and tonal fidelity throughout the composition

The result is a portrait of presence rather than performance

descriptive style of 19th-century natural history illustration

the flat color planes and sharp-cut botanical edges are reproduced with full fidelity and graphic clarity — the saturated intensity of the original Papiers Découpés palette intact on fine art paper

Striped Camellias by Kazumasa Exhibition Animals the dense colour relationships andCamellia japonica, with its precise, formal petals, was a favourite subject in both Japanese painting and early botanical photography and Kazumasa's striped variety is a particularly striking example. The flowers are caught in their prime: petals patterned in clean stripes of crimson and white, the geometry almost architectural in its regularity. His collotype process reproduces the pigmentation with a fidelity that no hand coloured engraving could