Flowers In Vase (Winter)

The second variant of Ohno Bakufu's Flowers in Vase (Winter) still-life sequence, this print presents a modified colorway or floral selection from the base composition established in the primary impression. Winter flower subjects — including camellia, plum, winter jasmine, or dried arrangements — carry seasonal resonance in Japanese decorative art, and Ohno's treatment extends his naturalist approach from animals to botanical still-life. In this variant, shifts in background tone or petal color would distinguish it from its companion prints while maintaining the same underlying vase-and-flowers composition. The woodblock technique suits still-life well: flat surfaces and silhouetted forms align naturally with the medium's graphic strengths, and [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradation on the background plane gives the arrangement a sense of soft interior light. The vase itself likely anchors the composition with a stable geometric form.