Keika hyakugiku Pl.33 by Keika Hosegawa Kuriosis Original It is a rare print

It is a rare print from a career that produced very few

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

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

the moment suspended in the quiet hour when the world belongs to no one

each element balanced against the next to create a visual rhythm that draws the eye across the full field

Keika hyakugiku Pl.33 by Keika Hosegawa Kuriosis Original It is a rare printPlate 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