vintage japanese shikishi print : chrysanthemum

Ryuko Kawabata (1885-1966) pictures the loose, open movement of these autumnal blooms, their leafy elegance dancing in the picture's negative space.

Yokoyama Taikan was a leading figure in the early twentieth century Japanese art world, and this print is from a collection of reproductions of original Japanese artworks presented to him for his 60th birthday, in 1928. What an incredible gift!

Printed on shikishi board - a traditional Japanese art material with subtle flecking and a bevelled edge in gold - these works may be framed or propped, and look spectacular in pairs or as a triptych.