Irises and Grasshopper by Katsushika Hokusai Material:400g Cotton Canvas The ink wash underneath the

The ink wash underneath the figure is subtle but structural

the hard edges and flat colour fields of this composition are reproduced with precise sharpness

Landscape perceived through the lens of nineteenth-century geological method

Twilight Abstract Art Print works through colour and form rather than representation — layers of deep blue

Plate 25 from the Hundred Birds album shows a small bird resting among sparse branch work

Irises and Grasshopper by Katsushika Hokusai Material:400g Cotton Canvas The ink wash underneath theIrises and Grasshopper is a bird and flower (kach ga) print by Hokusai, pairing tall, ribboned iris blooms with a single grasshopper caught mid perch. Rendered with the same precise, economical line that defines his landscape work, the print shows Hokusai's range beyond Mount Fuji and the coast an attentive, almost scientific eye turned toward the smaller details of the natural world. The fine detail and precise linework come through with particular