Storm Blue Cushion - Ukiyo-E Needlepoint Hand-painted branches

Hand-painted branches

Inspired by swan neck moulding

ornate lace-inspired patterns elegantly overlay a mottled grey-blue Bonaparte velvet ground

and his wife Mary's

we reinterpreted a small section of such a tapestry in needlepoint

Storm Blue Cushion - Ukiyo-E Needlepoint Hand-painted branchesUkiyo e is a genre of Japanese art that flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries. Made famous by Hokusai and Hiroshige, these paintings and woodblock prints depict daily life in a bold, graphic style to stunning effect. A particularly wonderful example is Evening Rain at Eitai Bridge, a print designed by Hiroshige in 1840, which inspired our Ukiyo e fabric collection and now our Ukiyo e cushion. The design, created here in needlepoint, showcases