Keika hyakugiku Pl.33 by Keika Hosegawa Kuriosis Original preserving the depth of colour

preserving the depth of colour without the flatness that plagued many photomechanical processes of the time

and deeply atmospheric

the white blossoms built up in thick impasto against darker foliage

the Seine is a quiet ribbon of open space

Relaxed Cat captures a domestic cat at complete ease — limbs loose

Keika hyakugiku Pl.33 by Keika Hosegawa Kuriosis Original preserving the depth of colourPlate 33 closes this run of the Keika hyakugiku series with a cultivar whose petals splay outward in a star like formation, the tips curling back to reveal their undersides. It is among the more dramatically structured blooms in the collection, and the composition frames it with characteristically Meiji restraint minimal stem, ample breathing room, and a ground that allows the intricate petal geometry to command full attention. The ink work is