Kindling Salesgirl by Kamisaka Sekka Art Print mixology with a pink fish-print bandana

with a pink fish-print bandana for good measure — painted with enough dry humour to land without tipping into novelty

marble worktops and red or cream ceramics

stacked seven times in chunky burnt orange on warm cream

where the eye can settle on the owls and the scattered stars without competition

Kindling Salesgirl by Kamisaka Sekka Art Print mixology with a pink fish-print bandanaNo, the deep blue doesn't soften the room. It defines it. This vintage Japanese portrait pulls focus the moment you walk in, and the cream ground keeps the rest of the room calm around it. Hang it where you want a quiet anchor above a low sideboard, in a reading corner, or at the turn of a hallway. It sits well with linen sofas, oak or walnut timber, paper lampshades and stoneware in warm browns. Dusty pink, mustard or sage cushions pick up the small