Hokusai "Irises and the Grasshopper"

Iris is a flower that blooms around May and June, and its language is “good news and love. In this series, Hokusai not only depicted flowers and birds, but also tried to express wind, air, and time in nature. This painting captures a moment of stillness, and the Kirigirisu perched upside down in the tense air is a very natural and skillful composition. 
The brightly colored indigo blurring gives the viewer a sense of early summer.

葛飾北斎「あやめにきりぎりす」Katsushika Hokusai "Ayame ni Kirigirisu"

Print Size: H 10.3" × W 15.2" / H 26.2 cm × W 38.5 cm
Paper: Echizen Kizuki Hosho Washi made by Living National Treasure, Ichibei Iwano