Cock and Flower by Hokusai Art Print

Cock and Flower by Hokusai Art PrintWe like a Hokusai bird study best when it comes with a little abrasion. The paper edge keeps its softness, the pink dianthus still feel hand pressed, and the rooster's tail has the kind of weight that holds a quiet room together. Hang it in a kitchen, a small study or above a hallway console where you walk past it every day. It warms a cream or chalky white wall without shouting, and it sits especially well with pale oak, woven rush and stoneware in

Hang it in a kitchen or breakfast nook and the room warms up before the kettle's on

or in a sunny hallway where you pass it every morning

It's already saying enough on its own

drawn in fine

in sky blue

a twisted pine and figures drifting toward the water

deep blue and cream — painted with loose brushwork and a calm

A Picasso-inspired heart sits dead centre

Hang it above a kitchen counter

an olive sill

the humour and high contrast want a room with a bit of swagger

cream-walled room something to look at without going sugary or babyish