7 Birds by Korin in Red Kamisaka Sekka The horizontal landscape format gives

The horizontal landscape format gives the scene breadth and openness

the contours sharp

Cherry Blossom comes from the hand-coloured photographic work of Ogawa Kazumasa

The vaulted stone passage stretches into the distance with an almost theatrical urgency

the shimmer of a moment observed and immediately put to paint

7 Birds by Korin in Red Kamisaka Sekka The horizontal landscape format gives7 Birds by Korin in Red channels the decorative, nature focused style of Ogata Krin, the Edo period painter whose bold, simplified compositions gave the Rinpa school its name. Seven birds are arranged against a rich red ground in a manner that echoes Krin's flattened, graphic treatment of nature vivid colour and confident pattern standing in for naturalistic detail. As an archival fine art print, the crisp linework and subtle tonal shifts of the