Road to Nikko by Hasui Size:M - 50 x 70cm Created during the transition from

Created during the transition from the Edo to the Meiji period

The fourth entry in Henry Hu's Fogs Up series introduces a warmer tonal undercurrent beneath its characteristic atmospheric layers

The mood is fierce without being aggressive

This vintage illustration captures a Caroline parakeet with the precision and warmth typical of 19th-century natural history art

while unexpected cutouts and graphic intervals introduce a playful tension

Road to Nikko by Hasui Size:M - 50 x 70cm Created during the transition fromRoad to Nikko is a quietly absorbing shin hanga landscape in which a tree lined path draws the eye into soft atmospheric distance. Hasui Kawase employs the gentle colour gradations and careful observation of light characteristic of early 20th century Japanese printmaking a tradition that merged ukiyo e composition with Western naturalism. The palette is muted and seasonal, dominated by grey greens and pale sky, giving the scene a meditative stillness