the amida falls fina art print katsushika hokusai Size:30×40 cm Connie began life in 1951

Connie began life in 1951 and lived on for 123 issues

It sits beautifully alongside Haeckel's radiolarian and hydroid plates

lidded pitchers — evolved to lure and digest insects — dangle from curling tendrils in greens

the scutes fitting together like inlaid tile — a reminder of why these animals have fascinated naturalists for centuries

Coalesced in Ranson's tiger are the sinuous lines of Art Nouveau

the amida falls fina art print katsushika hokusai Size:30×40 cm Connie began life in 1951Title: The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaid Road Creator: Katsushika Hokusai Date: ca. 1832 Place of origin: Japan The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaid Road (Kisoji no oku Amida ga taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri) Katsushika Hokusai, known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese artist, ukiyo e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Hokusai is best known for the woodblock