Hokusai "Irises and the Grasshopper" Incense Burner Straight lines for curves

Straight lines for curves

Designed to stand on its own

Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova) is widely regarded as the finest of Japan’s native hardwoods

With a striking presence

noodle dishes

Hokusai "Irises and the Grasshopper" Incense Burner Straight lines for curvesIris is a flower that blooms around May and June, and its language is good news and love. In this series, Hokusai not only depicted flowers and birds, but also tried to express wind, air, and time in nature. This painting captures a moment of stillness, and the Kirigirisu perched upside down in the tense air is a very natural and skillful composition. The brightly colored indigo blurring gives the viewer a sense of early summer. Katsushika Hokusai