Bairei hyakucho gafu. Ten Pl.21 by Kono Bairei Warm by Ogawa Kazumasa Gallery Wall its geometry both monumental and

its geometry both monumental and strangely delicate when filtered through Yoshida's shin-hanga sensibility

rich colour contrast

Surrounding foliage anchors the composition and gives a sense of scale without drama

Nr 3 feels denser — colour fields overlap and compress

careful reading

Bairei hyakucho gafu. Ten Pl.21 by Kono Bairei Warm by Ogawa Kazumasa Gallery Wall its geometry both monumental andPlate 21 presents one of Bairei's more dynamic compositions: a bird in low descent, wings angled, body tilting toward an unseen landing point. The downward diagonal creates movement within a rigidly contained frame, the surrounding emptiness amplifying rather than reducing the sense of motion. Bairei's ink handling is confident the primary forms solid and grounded, secondary details dissolved into suggestion a balance that defines his mature kacho e