Pl.054 by Kawasaki Kyosen Material:400g Cotton Canvas and watercolor

and watercolor

a particular Japanese sensibility that finds drama in the undramatic

decorative composition where lush foliage

Alice Straker arranges the sardines with the same casual confidence found in her wider work

Pl.054 by Kawasaki Kyosen Material:400g Cotton Canvas and watercolorPlate 054 introduces a toy of striking graphic character bold painted markings and a compact silhouette that reads as almost modern against the sparse composition. Kyosen's draughtsmanship is confident here: thick, decisive outlines contain areas of flat colour punctuated by fine detail that rewards close looking. Created during an era when Japanese folk culture was rapidly changing, works like this carry a quiet urgency a desire to fix the handmade