Totsuka by Hiroshige Art Print

Totsuka by Hiroshige Art PrintSomewhere between Hiroshige and traditional Japanese woodblock, this landscape refuses to behave. Tall pines lean over green rice paddies while a snow capped Mount Fuji sits quietly in the distance. The mood is settled and slow the sort of view that pulls a busy room down a gear. Hang it in a study, a hallway or above the bed and the rest of the room follows suit. It plays nicely with oak, walnut, rattan, linen and dark ceramics, and looks especially

a linen chair

and the scattered florals keep things from getting too heavy

like a recipe page pinned up for fun rather than a piece staged for show

It still feels at home now

navy tea towels

the brushwork reads especially well across the room

linen and a touch of black metal

A quiet wall stops feeling empty and starts feeling lived-in

soft linen and warm metals

The eye keeps finding new leaves and little buds

Brushed brass or matt black fittings keep it grounded

or anything that competes for the punchline