{"product_id":"gyoshu-hayami-new-leaves-cushion","title":"Gyoshū Hayami New Leaves Cushion","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWhen a Masterwork Meets Your Sofa 🛋️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGyoshū Hayami's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not merely a pretty image. It is a profound meditation on spring, on transience, on the extraordinary complexity of the natural world rendered through one of Japan's most refined artistic traditions. Created during the early \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaishō period\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1912 to 1926), this luminous painting of an upward-gazing forest canopy, all layered greens, gold and dark calligraphic branches, has lost none of its power in the century since it was made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eGyoshū Hayami (1894 to 1935) was a towering figure in \u003cstrong\u003eNihonga\u003c\/strong\u003e painting, a tradition that emerged from the Meiji Restoration and developed through to the end of the Second World War, rooted in classical Japanese techniques including mineral pigments, animal-hide glue and hand-painting on silk or washi paper. Where Western art was racing towards abstraction and modernism, Nihonga artists like Hayami were doing something more subtle and perhaps more difficult: deepening and evolving a tradition of extraordinary refinement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHayami was known above all for his sensitivity. His ability to observe the natural world and translate that observation into paint with a precision that feels almost devotional. \u003cem\u003eNew Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e is a perfect example. The painting does not simply show trees. It captures the very \u003cem\u003efeeling\u003c\/em\u003e of standing beneath a spring canopy, that particular green that exists for only a few weeks before deepening into summer, rendered with a delicacy that is breathtaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18x18\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Premium linen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double-sided\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dye sublimation technology for vibrant, fade-resistant colour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great Britain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eCare Instructions 🧼\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWash outers at 30°C with no more than 800rpm spin cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ARTSNOB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56970725982539,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/8790\/4587\/files\/gyoshu-hayami-new-leaves-fine-art-cushion-cover-linen.jpg?v=1775542247","url":"https:\/\/artsnob.co.uk\/products\/gyoshu-hayami-new-leaves-cushion","provider":"ART SNOB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}