Cat and Goldfish Bowl by Ohara Koson Canvas Print Color:Oak and works in a study

and works in a study behind a writing desk

Don't fight it with heavy mahogany

Don't put it next to dense pattern or busy tile — the watercolour edge needs a calm wall to read properly

An off-white wall lets the colour do the work

Cat and Goldfish Bowl by Ohara Koson Canvas Print Color:Oak and works in a studyCall it playful if you want; we call it better walls. A 1933 Japanese woodblock by Ohara Koson a black and white kitten in a red collar mid stalk beside a bowl of orange goldfish. The room gets a small story in the corner. A quiet wall picks up a touch of red and a flash of orange, and suddenly there's something to look at without anything getting loud. Hangs best at eye level on a calm wall a hallway, a study, the wall beside a reading chair. A