No. 18 Iris Ensata

Pink Pepper, Thingye, Galbanum, Iris, Orris, Violet Leaf, Ink, Cedarwood, Paper, Amber

The air is thin and sharp with the silver chill of a late night. Beside a tranquil lake blooming with water irises, a master calligrapher sits in a pavilion. Moonlight spills a soft golden glow across his blank scroll.

No. 18 Iris Ensata captures this moment of solitude. It breathes with the cool, living soul of the water iris — vegetal, rooty, rising fresh from the still water.

As the calligrapher sweeps bold strokes across the paper in gold tinted ink, the irises sway gently in the breeze. The scent of mineral-rich ink drifts through the crisp lakeside air. 

A discreet aura, elegant and cold, for a life lived in quiet mastery.

*artwork inspired by Ogata Kōrin's Irises