Tomiyo Garden

A private garden in Kyoto — the Tomiyo Garden — is Karhu's subject in this 1993 print, its stone lanterns, raked gravel, and carefully pruned trees rendered in his warm, direct palette. Karhu's garden prints are less common than his streetscapes but demonstrate the same qualities: close observation, strong compositional structure, and a sensitivity to the way light falls on different materials — stone, moss, timber, and gravel. The garden's enclosure creates a different kind of space than his open rooftop views, more intimate and controlled.