Riddle Trees (Part 4) by HENRY HU Ogawa Kazumasa posture observed with the care

posture observed with the care of a field study

making it a fine art print that does full justice to one of the shin-hanga movement's most celebrated compositions

the engraved line quality and precise colour separation of Millot's original plates are preserved in full — fine hatching

The composition plays with repetition and asymmetry simultaneously — the structure feels both rational and restless

Riddle Trees (Part 4) by HENRY HU Ogawa Kazumasa posture observed with the careRiddle Trees (Part 4) introduces a greater density of interlocking branches, the composition building a more intricate network than the earlier parts in the series. Henry Hu allows forms to overlap and intersect, creating pockets of visual complexity within an otherwise spare field. The eye is drawn through the tangle in the manner of actual looking into a winter canopy finding rhythm, then losing it, then finding it again. The palette deepens