Cherry Blossom by Kazumasa Exhibition Shao Mi while its balanced arrangement keeps

while its balanced arrangement keeps the scene feeling both lively and harmonious

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

The deep blue palette turns a clinical subject into something closer to a still life: layered

White cranes float against a field of deep

color relationships

Cherry Blossom by Kazumasa Exhibition Shao Mi while its balanced arrangement keepsCherry 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