Terrific umbrella and wonderfully complementing veneers elsewhere, including the bird’s eye maple frame. Just a touch of fragmentation in the bonsai tree which fits in nicely. Put your own thoughts to the story being told.

True to the mood of Hokusai’s original from 1832, this is a splendid interpretation of one of his ‘Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands’. The delicately dyed background veneer which still allows us see the grain and figuring, is an inspired choice.