Seven Herbs of Early Spring by Kamisaka Sekka Art Print recreation Plaster and off-white walls flatter

Plaster and off-white walls flatter the cream of the house and the green of the canopy

yellows and oranges throw colour around without shouting

ultra-modern surroundings — high-shine chrome and lacquered black work against the warm

linen and warm wood

sage and dusty purple

Seven Herbs of Early Spring by Kamisaka Sekka Art Print recreation Plaster and off-white walls flatterStart with the soft green; it'll wake every linen around it. This is Kamisaka Sekka's botanical study from 19091910, with small spring herbs rising out of a cream snowbank. Put it on a wall and the room slows down. The green is muted, the background is warm cream, and the whole thing reads as space rather than pattern. A quiet room gets a little life without losing its calm. It works in a bedroom over a low headboard, in a hallway above a slim