Japanese Man with Tattoo by Kimbei sla Blue Marigold inverts Morris's typically

Blue Marigold inverts Morris's typically warm botanical palette

then losing it

Marra handles the tension between geometric surface and expressive face with ease — the result is graphic

Individual feathers are rendered in careful detail — barbs

ripe fruit

Japanese Man with Tattoo by Kimbei sla Blue Marigold inverts Morris's typicallyThis hand coloured albumen print by Kusakabe Kimbei documents a tattooed man in the Meiji period with the careful attention to detail that defined the best Yokohama photography studios. The subject is photographed close and frontally, his full body tattooing filling the frame a deliberate choice that treats the tattoo as the primary subject, as much artwork as the photograph itself. Kimbei's hand colouring adds warmth and depth to the image, softening