Tree Red Peony by Kazumasa Exhibition Hokusai painted with the same mosaic-like

painted with the same mosaic-like handling Klimt brought to his decorative works

not a loosening of Morris's characteristic discipline

There is a collage-like sensibility at work here: the image feels assembled rather than drawn

depending on the light

Every fine line and decorative band holds sharp and true

Tree Red Peony by Kazumasa Exhibition Hokusai painted with the same mosaic-likeThe tree peony holds a different character from its herbaceous counterpart more architectural, the bloom sitting atop a woody stem with a stateliness that Kazumasa captures with evident appreciation. In deep, saturated crimson, the petals cup inward at the centre, surrounding a cluster of golden stamens that punctuate the richness of the red. His collotype technique renders the gradations from petal edge to heart with exceptional accuracy, preserving