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"Scent of the Chrysanthemum" (古菊の香り), by Kajita Hanko, 1902.

Another ethereal artwork by artist Kajita Hanko (梶田半古), a prolific kuchi-e (frontispiece art) artist with unique and fresh style.

There's a noticeable difference between this example of the shin-hanga style and more traditional ukiyo-e artworks. The style is more realistic compared with stylised depictions of beauty in the classic art. Furthermore, the process of colouring also went through changes, with the artist often producing a watercolour masterwork from which the specific printing blocks would be derived - as opposed to the old times, when ukiyo-e master would produce a line drawing and colours would be decided afterwards.

A young woman reclines leisurely among flowers, a single white chrysanthemum in her hand. She's breathing its scent, seemingly lost in thought. In Japanese culture white chrysanthemums mean grief - or truth and purity. Is she thinking of something or someone?.. Or is she simply enjoying the moment, lost in colours and scents of the flowers surrounding her?

★ Reproduced from an archive image, respectfully and lovingly restored and enhanced digitally, to remove the non-artistic blemishes and colour fading.

★ A3 print, 297mm x 420mm. (Interior images are shown for styling and illustrative purposes only, not to be used as a precise scale guide. There will be no watermarks on the actual print.)

★ Printed in England on a 350gsm Eucalyptus paper, made from eucalyptus pulp from sustainable sources. It is brilliant white and smooth and Eco printed with high pigment environmentally-friendly toners.

★ Supplied unframed, carefully rolled and packed with tissue paper in a strong cardboard tube for safe transit.

FRAMED / READY-TO-HANG LISTING ALSO AVAILABLE here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1157352766

(Interior images are shown for styling and illustrative purposes only, not to be used as a precise scale guide. There will be no watermarks on the actual print.)

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Female silhouette vector created by renata.s - www.freepik.com