Striped Camellias by Ogawa Kazumasa Landscape and unmistakably modern in its

and unmistakably modern in its visual language

suggesting the settled quality of adulthood within af Klint's symbolic scheme

arranged with a looseness that suggests movement and abundance rather than botanical accuracy

drawing the eye through successive rings of meaning

Botanical motifs — stylised blossoms

Striped Camellias by Ogawa Kazumasa Landscape and unmistakably modern in itsOgawa Kazumasa photographed striped camellias with the eye of a naturalist and the sensibility of an artist. Each bloom is rendered in exquisite detail the irregular stripe patterns on the petals appear almost painted, yet are entirely botanical. The image sits within the tradition of Meiji era Japanese botanical photography, where Western technique was absorbed and refined into something distinctly Japanese: composed, unhurried, precise. Cool, even