Japanese Noren 'Ryu-jin' Size:65x100cm Hokusai sets the leafy foreground

Hokusai sets the leafy foreground and the climbing path against the calm

more monochrome read

The noren cresting in navy

while wisps of grey cloud soften the edges and give it depth — less a flat graphic

the print kept vivid so the white cranes stay crisp against the royal blue through washing rather than fading

Japanese Noren 'Ryu-jin' Size:65x100cm Hokusai sets the leafy foregroundThe noren coiling with dragons through celadon waves This noren prints stylized dragons scaled bodies and fierce heads winding through seigaiha waves on a soft celadon green ground. The mythical creatures emerge from and dive back into the pattern, giving the panel movement and a touch of legend. Scales, claws and whiskers are picked out in fine detail against the soft green waves. A noren is the traditional Japanese fabric divider hung in a doorway,