Peonies and Canary by Katsushika Hokusai
Peonies and Canary belongs to a small, untitled group of Hokusai's flower prints from around 1834, often referred to as his 'Small Flowers' series. It pairs full, layered peony blooms with a single canary, accompanied in the original print by a short verse — a pairing typical of the kachō-ga tradition, where a specific bird and flower are read together as a seasonal or poetic motif.
As an archival fine art print, the crisp linework and subtle tonal shifts of the original are preserved with unusual clarity and precision.
Peonies and Canary belongs to a small, untitled group of Hokusai's flower prints from around 1834, often referred to as his 'Small Flowers' series. It pairs full, layered peony blooms with a single canary, accompanied in the original print by a short verse — a pairing typical of the kachō-ga tradition, where a specific bird and flower are read together as a seasonal or poetic motif.
As an archival fine art print, the crisp linework and subtle tonal shifts of the original are preserved with unusual clarity and precision.
Original: $29.69
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$10.39Description
Peonies and Canary belongs to a small, untitled group of Hokusai's flower prints from around 1834, often referred to as his 'Small Flowers' series. It pairs full, layered peony blooms with a single canary, accompanied in the original print by a short verse — a pairing typical of the kachō-ga tradition, where a specific bird and flower are read together as a seasonal or poetic motif.
As an archival fine art print, the crisp linework and subtle tonal shifts of the original are preserved with unusual clarity and precision.
