FOUR WORKS. ONE BEAUTIFUL YEAR.
JAPANESE WALL ART · FLORAL & IKEBANA SERIES
For those who love life the way they love flowers.
Four original flower paintings by Sou A Kou, reproduced as Japanese wall art for contemporary interiors. Choose framed paper, framed canvas or canvas on solid-wood hanging rails.
THE COLLECTION
Sou A Kou’s Rhythm of Flowers interprets Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter through ink, colour and Japanese flower arrangement. The series can be displayed as individual Japanese art prints or as a coordinated Four Seasons wall-art collection.
Available as framed paper, framed canvas or canvas hanging pieces, the works sit naturally within contemporary and botanical interiors while preserving the proportions of the original paintings.
The floral compositions also work as botanical wall art, with each season carrying its own palette and structure.
“Unlike gold and diamonds, art has this other value, and that’s what makes it fascinating. Everything else is trying to sell you something else. Art is trying to sell you yourself. That’s what is different about it. Art is what makes life worth living.”Keith Tyson, artist — quoted in Sarah Thornton, Seven Days in the Art World (2008)
YOUR ART. YOUR SPACE.
Choose your favourite season.
Or bring the whole year home.
INTERIOR STYLING ILLUSTRATIONDisplay illustration. Framing, borders and room scale are indicative; artwork colours may vary from screen to print.
A single work for a quiet corner.
A complete collection for a space that is entirely yours.
RHYTHM OF FLOWERS · FOUR SEASONS
Made to orderPale blossoms and branches against a wash of turquoise and green.
One reproduction of your chosen artwork, printed on paper: a 40 × 30 cm print in a 40 × 30 cm frame.
These are decorative reproductions of original ikebana paintings by Sou A Kou (曹亜鋼) — not original paintings or hand-signed limited editions, which are published separately. The original paintings are held by the artist’s studio in Japan. Each is produced after you place your order and dispatched within 10 working days.
Sizes are print sizes — the sheet of paper or canvas, width × height — and match standard frames: 40 × 30, 50 × 40 and 70 × 50 cm. The painting sits centred with a white border, in the proportions of the artist studio’s master: ≈ 33 × 24, 44 × 32 and 60 × 44 cm. Framed: the frame’s outer edge adds the moulding width. On rails: the canvas is cut a little taller than the print size so the border is even once hung. Each piece in a set is the same print size.
MEET THE COLLECTION
Beautiful on their own.
Even better in conversation.
THE VIEWING NOTE
Receive the Four Seasons Viewing Note — the flowers and their seasonal meanings, which size suits which wall, and how to hang and care for the prints — plus the Seasonal Letter.
TWO WAYS TO LIVE WITH ART
Something structured.
Something a little softer.
FRAMEDPAPER OR CANVAS
Choose paper or canvas, in three sizes. Hang one as a focal point, pair two together, or create a four-piece gallery wall. A simple way to bring framed Japanese wall art into a living room, dining room or study.
CANVAS ON WOODEN RAILSCANVAS · WOODEN RAILS · HOOK INCLUDED
Hangs like a scroll, without a frame: solid-wood magnetic rails, a cotton cord and one hook. Three sizes.
Use only on suitable surfaces and within the supplied hooks’ weight limits. Follow all application and removal instructions.
Illustrations built to the print specification. Frame moulding and wall settings are indicative.
ROOM TO MAKE IT YOURS
Gather them together.
Or let the seasons unfold from room to room.
For people who want flowers in the house all year — and faces that light up on the way in.
THE RESTAURANT
THE STUDY
THE QUIET CORNER
THE HOME OFFICE
THE DINING ROOM
THE LIVING ROOM
AI-generated interior styling images. Artwork details, materials and scale are illustrative, not production proofs.
THE IKEBANA EVENING
Hang Spring. Invite three friends. One branch in one vase, and the painting does the talking.
THE THIRTY-SECOND WINDOW
After two hours of blue light, look at Autumn for thirty seconds. Flowers and the faces you love — the two things life should not waste.
“It is a bit like yoga. You must empty your mind and be receptive. It’s about being open to the possibility of what you could know.”Mary Kelly, on looking at a work of art — quoted in Sarah Thornton, Seven Days in the Art World
THE RITUAL
Hang Spring in March, Summer in June. A home that changes with the year is a home somebody is looking after.
THE ARTIST
Sou A Kou (b. 1960, Jilin, China) is an ink painter who has lived and worked in Japan since 1988, bringing the Chinese ink tradition into dialogue with the colour and materials of Japanese painting. He is best known for his cherry-blossom and floral series, and held a solo exhibition at the Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, in 2011.
The four artworks on this page are his Rhythm of Flowers (華のリズム) ikebana paintings — Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Every print is reproduced from the artist studio’s master scan of the original painting, signature and seal included. His floral and cherry-blossom series form the basis of Keigen Art’s wall-art and selected wearable-art collections.
Artist’s official site: sou-art.jpEXPLORE MORE
From canvas to silk — discover how selected Sou A Kou artworks are translated into wearable art.
A FEW DETAILS
One Spring (春), one Summer (夏), one Autumn (秋) and one Winter (冬) from the Rhythm of Flowers series, all in the same selected size, format and material. The displayed set price covers all four artworks.
Yes. Framed prints come on paper or canvas at the same price. The rails version is canvas only.
No. The cord hangs from the supplied 3M adhesive hook on suitable surfaces. Check the specific hook’s surface guidance and weight limit, and follow its installation and removal instructions. Adhesive suitability depends on the wall finish; nail-free does not mean suitable for every wall.
Three print sizes in both formats: 40 × 30, 50 × 40 and 70 × 50 cm (width × height). These are sheet sizes and fit standard frames of the same name. The painting inside is smaller — about 33 × 24 cm on the 40 × 30 print — because its proportions are kept rather than stretched to the sheet. Each piece in a set is the same print size.
Yes. Each of the four artworks is available individually. Choose “One artwork” above, then select your season, format, material and size.
These are art reproductions made from the artist studio’s master scans of Sou A Kou’s original paintings. The original paintings are held by the artist’s studio in Japan and are not sold here; these are open-edition decorative prints.
The floral and ink-based compositions work particularly well in contemporary, botanical, Japandi and Japanese-inspired interiors, but the collection is designed as art rather than as a fixed décor style.
Yes. The complete set is designed to work as a four-piece wall arrangement, but the artworks can also be divided across two walls or different rooms while keeping a consistent visual language.
Each print is made after you order and dispatched within 10 working days, then sent by tracked courier (UK 1–2 working days). We deliver to the UK and the EU: UK tracked delivery £9.95, free on orders over £500; EU from £29 (import VAT is charged by your country on delivery). The exact delivery cost is shown at checkout before you pay.
THE SEASONAL LETTER
Keep it fed: how to look at a painting, how to hang it, how to wear it — and what’s coming next.
Occasional. Thoughtful. Worth opening.