Iris Bowl

A single purple and violet iris rises from a black ceramic bowl, its bud and layered petals rendered in flat planes of deep purple with a small patch of yellow-white at the flower's throat, set against a plain pale sage-green background. Slender green leaves and stems curve alongside the blossom, and the composition is centered and vertical, with the artist's red seal stamped beside the bowl's base. This woodblock print, titled *Iris Bowl* by Maki Haku, is signed and numbered in pencil below the image.