Bairei hyakucho gafu. Ten Pl.15 by Kono Bairei Botanicals the whole composition held in

the whole composition held in a formal symmetry that is equal parts taxonomy and ornament

Jay Stanley's approach here is more abstract than botanical — shapes function as pure visual events

Reproduced as an archival fine art print

flanked by angular rock formations rendered with mathematical clarity

geometric forms rendered in jewel-toned gouache over oil

Bairei hyakucho gafu. Ten Pl.15 by Kono Bairei Botanicals the whole composition held inIn Plate 15 of the Hyakucho Gafu, Bairei shifts the bird's orientation to suggest a moment of alertness the body angled, the line of sight implied rather than stated. The ink wash underneath the figure is subtle but structural, grounding the subject without making the ground literal. It is a compositional technique Bairei uses throughout the series: the bird exists in space without being pinned to a surface. Direct, confident, and spare. Produced on