Konosuke Hoshizaki Antique Painting Parisian Interior Bouquet Of Lilacs Japan Art Deco

Konosuke Hoshizaki (active 1920–1940) Bouquet of Lilacs and Hydrangeas in a Vase, Parisian Interior Oil on cardboard, 61 × 50 cm, 71 cm x 66 cm. Signed lower right “Hoshizaki”, original antique frame (small losses and restorations). In the hushed atmosphere of a Parisian interior, a large glazed vase with blue-green highlights holds a sumptuous bouquet mixing mauve and white lilacs and pink hydrangeas. The abundant corollas, rendered by generous impasto, fill the composition and seem to vibrate under a subdued light. The decorative sobriety of the background—painted panels and woodwork—highlights the floral luxuriance and underlines the balance between architectural rigor and freedom of touch. Konosuke Hoshizaki belongs to the generation of Japanese painters who came to Paris between the two wars, alongside Foujita, Oguiss, and Kijiro Ohta, who were part of the School of Paris movement. Their ambition was to unite Japanese sensitivity with Western modernity: this intimate and refined bouquet bears witness to this fruitful encounter in the heart of the world's artistic capital.