Japanese Azaleas by Ogawa Kazumasa Utagawa Kuniyoshi the arrangement loose enough to

the arrangement loose enough to feel personal rather than designed

human energy that defines Parker's street-level view of the city

creating a playful tension between delicacy and impact

deliberate marks that suggest movement frozen in a single gesture

worshippers small beneath the canopy of trees

Japanese Azaleas by Ogawa Kazumasa Utagawa Kuniyoshi the arrangement loose enough toOgawa Kazumasa's azalea photograph belongs to a celebrated series of botanical studies made during Japan's Meiji period, when photography and traditional aesthetic values met on a single plate. The image presents its subject with extraordinary care full faced blooms photographed at close range, colour hand applied with painstaking artistry, the composition balanced and still. Deep pinks dissolve into paler edges, and the arrangement carries a