Japanese umbrella 'Nomikomu' Metal the print kept crisp so

the print kept crisp so the red sun and white cranes stay vivid against the charcoal through washing

This subtler solar imagery contrasts with Japan's more famous rising-sun iconography

The flat print keeps the deep blues rich and the faint colored gas legible

bordeaux is the richest and most enveloping colour

Japanese umbrella 'Nomikomu' Metal the print kept crisp soThe ivory umbrella circled with magnolias and swallows This umbrella wraps a ring of magnolias overhead. Across a warm ivory canopy, pink and fuchsia magnolia blossoms gather around the rim in full, painted clusters, while black swallows dart across the open center. It's a generous, all around floral scene that fills the dome with color. The painting is rich and detailed: the magnolias open in layered petals from blush to deep fuchsia, their branches