Cherry 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.

The canvas surface adds warmth and tactile depth to the composition, making this canvas print a natural choice for work with strong colour and texture.