Hot Spring Inn by Gōyo Hashiguchi Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3) and hull rendered with the

and hull rendered with the clarity and presence the original demands

his 1856 encyclopaedia of decorative pattern that remains one of the most influential design documents ever published

The palette ties it all together with warmth and purpose

ensuring the intimacy and decorative precision of the original come through fully

Gas lamps from the city bank stretch luminous reflections across the river's dark surface

Hot Spring Inn by Gōyo Hashiguchi Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3) and hull rendered with theA woman stands in the hushed interior of a hot spring inn, her kimono half arranged, expression turned inward composure and vulnerability held in equal measure. Hashiguchi Goyo approaches the subject with the technical rigour of shin hanga at its peak: every fold of fabric is a study in controlled line, the warm interior light dissolves into a background of soft greys, and the figure occupies the frame with a stillness that commands attention. It is