Peony with Butterfly by Ohara Koson, 1925 lille Mount Baker (depicted as a

Mount Baker (depicted as a prominent mountain)

Details delight the eye: globe lamps punctuate the terrace

Coastal features and bays

and 9 miles to the south of the center point

Peony with Butterfly by Ohara Koson, 1925 lille Mount Baker (depicted as aPeony with Butterfly by Ohara Koson is a serene masterwork of kache (birdandflower imagery) from the height of the shinhanga movement, designed around 1925. A full, ruffled peony commands the foreground while a butterfly hovers at its edgean intimate seasonal encounter rendered with poetic restraint. The composition rests on a cool gradient of blue with soft greens and natural beige undertones, a palette that amplifies the quiet breath between bloom