Open the curtains at evening; the deep green will handle the drama. Two cranes step through shallow water while cherry blossom hangs overhead, all set against a rich teal-green wall of colour.

Put it up and a quiet room gets a focal point. The green deepens under lamplight, the blossom softens it, and the cranes hold the eye without shouting.

It suits a dining room, a calm bedroom, or a hallway with a bit of length to it. Hang above a sideboard, a low console, or a bench — somewhere the landscape format can stretch out.

Pair with dark wood, brass, soft pinks, cream linen, and stoneware in green or oat. A pale rug or lighter floor keeps the room from going too heavy.

Don't crowd it with other busy pattern. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang straight from the box.