Cherry Blossom by Kazumasa Exhibition Shao Mi unhurried aesthetic of early 20th-century

unhurried aesthetic of early 20th-century print culture

stark contrast

the bold flat colour and crisp linework of Penfield's illustration reproduce with the sharpness the original demands

This fine art print captures the illustration's soft tonal shifts and fine linework with faithful precision on matte paper

White cranes float against a field of deep

Cherry Blossom by Kazumasa Exhibition Shao Mi unhurried aesthetic of early 20th-centuryCherry Blossom comes from the hand coloured photographic work of Ogawa Kazumasa, a Meiji era Japanese photographer and publisher who pioneered the collotype printing process in Japan. Best known for his flower photography, including the portfolio Lilies of Japan, Kazumasa used delicate hand tinting to bring a painterly quality to photographic prints of blossoms and landscapes a rare bridge between documentary photography and decorative art. As an