Tree Red Peony by Kazumasa Exhibition Size:M - 50 x 70cm The aged paper tone and

The aged paper tone and sepia ink palette locate it in a specific moment of optimistic mechanical invention

the work keeps shifting

Ogawa Kazumasa's peony fills the frame with an almost overwhelming botanical precision

Plate 12 from the Hyakucho Gafu is a study in tonal economy

and period detail come through with exceptional clarity on matte fine art paper — exactly what this quality of illustration deserves

Tree Red Peony by Kazumasa Exhibition Size:M - 50 x 70cm The aged paper tone andThe tree peony holds a different character from its herbaceous counterpart more architectural, the bloom sitting atop a woody stem with a stateliness that Kazumasa captures with evident appreciation. In deep, saturated crimson, the petals cup inward at the centre, surrounding a cluster of golden stamens that punctuate the richness of the red. His collotype technique renders the gradations from petal edge to heart with exceptional accuracy, preserving