Hirosaki Castle Size:S - 30x40cm | 11.8x15.7" surrounded by softly rendered autumn

surrounded by softly rendered autumn leaves

embracing change

the period's most celebrated portraitist known for his intimate depictions of beauty

distinguishing it from ordinary Japanese posters

this exquisite portrait captures the essence of Japanese elegance through a delicate geisha in a blue checkered kimono

Hirosaki Castle Size:S - 30x40cm | 11.8x15.7" surrounded by softly rendered autumnby Yoshida Hiroshi The castle does not announce itself. It emerges slowly through a curtain of weeping cherry branches, pale walls and dark rooflines glimpsed between cascading blossoms: present but partially withheld, as if the season itself has chosen what to reveal. Hirosaki Castle in Aomori prefecture is one of Japan's few remaining original castle structures, and one of the country's most celebrated hanami sites. The weeping cherry trees that