Pl.097 by Kawasaki Kyosen Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm this seascape is Seurat's Pointillism

this seascape is Seurat's Pointillism at its most atmospheric — the harbour rendered in thousands of discrete colour dots that dissolve at viewing distance into shimmering light and still water

the arrangement dense yet open — a contemporary view of nature's intricate geometry

The matte surface keeps glare out and lets the graphic clarity speak for itself

It is a composition that understands the pleasures of colour relationships

organic forms contrasted with moments of graphic precision

Pl.097 by Kawasaki Kyosen Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm this seascape is Seurat's PointillismPlate 097 from Kawasaki Kyosen's folk toy series presents handmade Japanese objects with characteristic restraint each form studied and placed with care against a neutral ground. Kyosen's method was both documentary and aesthetic: his brushwork captures texture and material without sacrificing compositional balance. The work reflects the Taisho era interest in preserving regional craft traditions at a moment when industrialisation threatened to erase