Birds - Kamisaka Sekka Winter Migration Art Print

A dark river curves like a blade’s silent memory through snow-thick silence. Kamisaka Sekka’s “Birds”—drawn from Momoyogusa—moves not through story, but sensation.

Frost-laced reeds edge the banks like brittle handwriting, each stalk a scratched inscription in winter’s grammar. Above, flight etches motion into stillness: thirteen birds, their wings pitched in various stages of momentum, stammer across the scene. Not air, not sky. This is breath held in pigment, a hush rendered visible. 

Each form presses into the paper as if emerging from beneath it. That green-black bend: not water, but time's pulse. These birds are not in migration. They're in suspension, like ideas half-formed or thoughts just before the mouth.

Ukiyo-e’s skeletal elegance and Rinpa’s ornamental restraint converge here not in flourish, but in pause. Hovering just before departure, when memory and instinct gather in the body’s root. Snow, brush, wing, ink: the rhythm of waiting.

• Forget cheap reproductions and printable posters. Bold, vibrant, non-toxic pigment inks honor your art & the planet.

• Choose a white border for a fresh and refined visual break between artwork & frame. Or no border for a bold, immersive viewing experience.

• True-to-life tones without glare or distortion: warm white, archival-grade, 200gsm matte art paper

• Sharper details and deeper saturation endure for generations thanks to high-definition print lab techniques.

• FSC® certified: every tree's replaced, worker's treated fairly & local community's rights respected.

Timeless statements

• Chevron cut FSC® certified wooden frames.

• Ultra-clear perspex glaze.

• Includes 2" / 5cm acid-free, archival grade mount board. Just like you see in art galleries and museums.

3 distinctive colors

Black: Suits every style from bold modernity to gothic opulence.

White: Helps art shine bright in dark rooms to lift your mood.

Natural: Infuses warmth with its rich, honeyed tones.