Keika hyakugiku Pl.12 1893 by Keika Hosegawa Edvard Munch This work is characteristic of

This work is characteristic of the Vienna Secession's belief that ornament and meaning are one

The title's literary allusion adds a layer of cool detachment — beauty as power

is more than the sum of its parts

cool blues that shift the mood considerably from the magenta version

Keika hyakugiku Pl.12 1893 by Keika Hosegawa Edvard Munch This work is characteristic ofPlate 12 from Hasegawa's Kyoto published series documents a spidery, ray petalled chrysanthemum cultivar the long, filament like petals curling outward and downward in elegant arcs. Where many botanical plates favour the fully opened bloom, this composition captures the cultivar mid unfurl, giving the image a sense of suspended movement. The ink lines thin to almost invisible at each petal tip, while a restrained ochre and white palette keeps the mood