Keika hyakugiku Pl.30 by Keika Hosegawa Size:M - 50 x 70cm blending a visual record of

blending a visual record of the structure with the tension of a modernist poster

only the warmth of shared presence

maximum atmosphere

The piece sits in the Fancy Ladies series but stands apart through its dynamic sense of flow

Keika hyakugiku Pl.30 by Keika Hosegawa Size:M - 50 x 70cm blending a visual record ofPlate 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