The career of Yuki Ogura, a female Nihonga painter spans the Meiji and Showa eras. From the 1920’s through the 1990’s, she was actively involved in the world of Japanese painting until her death in 2000. Creator of an innovative painting style that combines traditional and modern flavors, she opened up a new world of Japanese painting. In this painting, the casually placed crimson peony in the vase, intensifies the shine of the gilt-gold paint background, it is a gorgeous gem of dynamic beauty.
Picture size 37.9cm × 45.2cm / frame dimensions 55.9cm × 63.2cm / limited edition lithograph / edition number 33, 33 colors (pure gold leaf used) / Paper Berain Arche / production supervisory, Tetsuju / issue Art Japan / Copies 200 / contains artist signature, edition number and seal