Cherry Blossom by Kazumasa Exhibition Shao Mi the bold flat colour and

the bold flat colour and crisp linework of Penfield's illustration reproduce with the sharpness the original demands

This fine art print captures the illustration's soft tonal shifts and fine linework with faithful precision on matte paper

A single golden earring catches light against a quietly rendered face — the composition is intimate

stark contrast

unhurried aesthetic of early 20th-century print culture

Cherry Blossom by Kazumasa Exhibition Shao Mi the bold flat colour andCherry Blossom comes from the hand coloured photographic work of Ogawa Kazumasa, a Meiji era Japanese photographer and publisher who pioneered the collotype printing process in Japan. Best known for his flower photography, including the portfolio Lilies of Japan, Kazumasa used delicate hand tinting to bring a painterly quality to photographic prints of blossoms and landscapes a rare bridge between documentary photography and decorative art. As an