牡丹, 其一 Peony, Kiitsu, Japan Art Jigsaw Puzzle

Suzuki Kiitsu (1796-1858) was a pupil of Sakai Hōitsu (1761-1828), the last of the three great masters of the Rimpa school, who revived the style in Edo (Tokyo). Earlier Rimpa painters had depicted plants in a boldly stylised manner, but by the nineteenth century, a greater degree of naturalism had crept into the actual drawing of the flowers. However, the design of the paintings is still quite flat and formalised and the end result is highly decorative.