The Jumantsubo Plain at Susaki near Fukagawa by Hiroshige Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm A contented cat curled on

A contented cat curled on a London sofa — the setting is intimate

Every fine line and decorative band holds sharp and true

each vignette rendered with the confident line and flat colour of early 20th-century graphic design

while the muted greens and earthy ochres create a stillness that feels almost meditative

Ernst Haeckel turns the hidden geometry of bivalve mollusks into something closer to architecture than biology

The Jumantsubo Plain at Susaki near Fukagawa by Hiroshige Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm A contented cat curled onThe Jumantsubo Plain at Susaki near Fukagawa depicts a wide, open expanse on the eastern edge of Edo, rendered by Hiroshige with his characteristic command of atmospheric recession. The foreground is anchored by sparse vegetation and low human figures whose modest scale emphasizes the vastness of the sky above. Hiroshige layers tonal gradations from pale horizon to deep cerulean overhead, a technique that gives the composition its distinctive sense of