Morning Glories | Torajirō Kojima | 1918 20th Century A woman lies half-naked on

A woman lies half-naked on an unkempt bed

Georges Seurat transformed the course of late 19th century art

perhaps even amusement—all conveyed without a single human figure present

the composition captures the landscape’s subtle contours

Morning Glories | Torajirō Kojima | 1918 20th Century A woman lies half-naked onMorning Glories (1918) by Torajir Kojima (18811929) depicts a young woman in a light kimono tending a lush trellis of blooming flowers in a sunlit garden. Painted with vibrant, impressionistic brushwork, the scene shimmers with colour and movement as light filters through leaves and blossoms. The work beautifully blends Japanese subject matter with Western painterly technique, creating a serene and poetic meditation on nature, everyday ritual, and