Japanese umbrella 'Kanji writing' Printed contemplative balance

contemplative balance

The summer kimono where cranes fly past a rising sun

orderly stripes from a distance

the balance

the black base keeping the colorful lacing the clear hero

Japanese umbrella 'Kanji writing' Printed contemplative balanceThe umbrella inked with red plum blossom and birds This umbrella looks like a hanging scroll opened overhead. Across a white paper canopy, a plum tree spreads dark, ink brushed branches heavy with red blossom, two small birds perch at the heart of the scene, and a line of black characters runs down one side. It's striking sumi e brushwork turned into a parasol. The contrast is striking: jet black branches sweep across the bright white ground in