Fine Wind, Clear Morning by Hokusai Art Print

Fine Wind, Clear Morning by Hokusai Art PrintNothing in this deep blue and rust red whispers, even when the living room does. It's one of Hokusai's calmest compositions and one of his loudest pieces of colour, all in the same frame. Hang it, and the room shifts. The blue pulls cool air across the wall, the red mountain holds the eye, and the white clouds give the whole thing room to breathe. It does the work of a much larger picture without crowding anything. It sits well above a low sideboard,

on a narrow strip of wall beside the cabinets

and a dash of the unexpected

hang it big and the whole room leans into autumn

while the pink and orange blooms below give a low buzz of colour you'll catch from across the space

Hang it up and the room slows down a notch

The wall stops shouting and starts setting a pace

the petals settle

A white cat sits at a lattice window

Stoneware in soft pink or mustard echoes the palette without copying it

The corals and soft pinks lift pale walls

the off-white type hits harder here

the blue calms it