Cranes from Momoyogusa-Flowers by Sekka Kaitlyn Parker while the feline protagonists go

while the feline protagonists go about their business with magnificent seriousness

this plate presents Birds of Paradise in a composition that balances scientific documentation with spectacular visual drama

and the painting reflects his belief that pure form could carry emotion the way a symphony carries feeling

faceted strokes

decisive outlines

Cranes from Momoyogusa-Flowers by Sekka Kaitlyn Parker while the feline protagonists goFrom Kamisaka Sekka's landmark 1909 woodblock series Momoyogusa comes this crane composition a distillation of the Rinpa tradition into something simultaneously ancient and arrestingly modern. Two cranes move through negative space with graceful economy, their forms outlined in confident strokes against a field of muted colour. The design is flat in the best sense: no superfluous depth, no ornamental excess, only the essential gesture. Sekka