Pickle Jar, Plate 56 by Ogino Issui Canvas Print Size:100x150cm / 40x60in then the cat does its

then the cat does its job up close

Eight sleepy cats curled up across the page — ginger tabbies

a lone tree and a small dark animal — nothing more

faded blues — so it warms a room rather than shouting at it

Pickle Jar, Plate 56 by Ogino Issui Canvas Print Size:100x150cm / 40x60in then the cat does itsBefore anyone mentions Japanese woodblock, notice what the soft blue does to plaster. The wall behind it cools by a degree, and the room reads quieter without anyone changing a thing. The shape carries the work. A simple jar, leafy greens at the base, a flat blue ground it gives the eye somewhere restful to land, which is rare in a busy kitchen or dining nook. Hang it on a chalky off white wall above a sideboard, a low shelf, or a small breakfast