Black Cat in Bloom Canvas Print interior with view and the room behind it

and the room behind it gets quieter and a little more considered

This is a 1909 woodblock by Kamisaka Sekka — a close-cropped fan in deep navy

linen and warm brass

Don't crowd it with other busy patterns or competing yellow tones

It brings real heat to a room that's gone too quiet on you

Black Cat in Bloom Canvas Print interior with view and the room behind itAt mid morning, the black cat turns from nice idea to main character. The flowers around it pull in pink, blue, red and mustard, all sat on a warm cream ground. The room loosens up around it. A plain wall stops looking blank, and a quiet corner suddenly has something to look at. The colour is cheerful without being loud. It earns its place above a small bed, a child's chest of drawers, a reading chair, or a narrow hallway wall. Portrait shape, so it