Keika hyakugiku Pl.10 1893 by Keika Hosegawa
Plate 10 of the 1893 Hyakugiku series captures a reflexed chrysanthemum cultivar whose long, sweeping petals arc outward and downward like a breaking wave. Hosegawa arranges two blooms in an asymmetrical offset — one full-face, one tilting — a compositional rhythm characteristic of Meiji woodblock botanical illustration. The color field shifts from warm amber through pale gold, recording a cultivar now rarely seen. Negative space is handled with confidence, lending the portrait an airy elegance that underscores the series' dual function as art and archive.
As a canvas art print from our Berlin studio, the woven ground lends the cascading petals a physical softness. The textured surface diffuses light naturally, deepening the warm tonal range of the original and giving the piece a presence that rewards viewing at close quarters.
Plate 10 of the 1893 Hyakugiku series captures a reflexed chrysanthemum cultivar whose long, sweeping petals arc outward and downward like a breaking wave. Hosegawa arranges two blooms in an asymmetrical offset — one full-face, one tilting — a compositional rhythm characteristic of Meiji woodblock botanical illustration. The color field shifts from warm amber through pale gold, recording a cultivar now rarely seen. Negative space is handled with confidence, lending the portrait an airy elegance that underscores the series' dual function as art and archive.
As a canvas art print from our Berlin studio, the woven ground lends the cascading petals a physical softness. The textured surface diffuses light naturally, deepening the warm tonal range of the original and giving the piece a presence that rewards viewing at close quarters.
Original: $38.84
-65%$38.84
$13.59Description
Plate 10 of the 1893 Hyakugiku series captures a reflexed chrysanthemum cultivar whose long, sweeping petals arc outward and downward like a breaking wave. Hosegawa arranges two blooms in an asymmetrical offset — one full-face, one tilting — a compositional rhythm characteristic of Meiji woodblock botanical illustration. The color field shifts from warm amber through pale gold, recording a cultivar now rarely seen. Negative space is handled with confidence, lending the portrait an airy elegance that underscores the series' dual function as art and archive.
As a canvas art print from our Berlin studio, the woven ground lends the cascading petals a physical softness. The textured surface diffuses light naturally, deepening the warm tonal range of the original and giving the piece a presence that rewards viewing at close quarters.
