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The Quiet Room

32 works for a Japandi interior softened by light

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The Quiet Room

Japandi finds its beauty in restraint: the quiet dialogue between Japanese wabi-sabi and Scandinavian modernism, where natural materials, considered forms and a sense of calm take centre stage. Pale oak, linen, bamboo, stoneware, paper screens and warm, chalky tones create interiors that feel pared back without ever feeling cold.

The art follows the same instinct.

These 32 works bring ink-wash landscapes, delicate botanicals, dark conifers, still water, weathered stone and winter skies into the room. Their muted palettes and generous negative space echo the textures around them, while their imperfect, organic lines add just enough character to keep a minimalist interior from feeling too precise.

Think of them as quiet companions to a low bed, a sculptural ceramic, a branch in a vase or the changing light across a timber floor. Nothing competes for attention. Instead, the works give the walls somewhere to breathe, adding depth, texture and a subtle connection to nature.

Artworks in this collection

32 artworks
The Letter - Mary Cassatt (1891)
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The Letter - Mary Cassatt (1891)

Mary Cassatt

USA, 1891

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Chrysanthemum - Piet Mondrian (1900)
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Chrysanthemum - Piet Mondrian (1900)

Piet Mondrian

Netherlands, 1900

A single pale flower on textured ground gives the collection essential restraint.

Senecio viscosus - Constantin von Ettinghausen and Alois Pokorny
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Senecio viscosus - Constantin von Ettinghausen and Alois Pokorny

Austria

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The Coach-Whip Snake (Coluber flagellum) - Mark Catesby
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The Coach-Whip Snake (Coluber flagellum) - Mark Catesby

UK

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Kyoto, Japan
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Kyoto, Japan

Miguel Puig

Kyoto Japan, 2015

Shoji-like screens and low interior calm make it naturally coherent here.

Study of a Conifer Forest Interior - Caspar David Friedrich (date unknown)

Study of a Conifer Forest Interior - Caspar David Friedrich (date unknown)

Caspar David Friedrich

Germany

The pale forest study feels close to ink wash and winter stillness.

Hydrangea and Swallow, from an Untitled Series of Large Flowers - Katsushika Hokusai (c. 1833–1834)

Hydrangea and Swallow, from an Untitled Series of Large Flowers - Katsushika Hokusai (c. 1833–1834)

Katsushika Hokusai

Japan, 1833

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The Japanese Footbridge - Claude Monet (1899)

The Japanese Footbridge - Claude Monet (1899)

Claude Monet

France, 1899

The garden bridge introduces Japanese structure through soft green atmospheric light.

Butterfly and Moth - Katsushika Hokusai (c. 1830–1850)
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Butterfly and Moth - Katsushika Hokusai (c. 1830–1850)

Katsushika Hokusai

Japan, 1830

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La Couturière (The Dressmaker) - Édouard Vuillard (1895)
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La Couturière (The Dressmaker) - Édouard Vuillard (1895)

Édouard Vuillard

France, 1895

The sparse interior and window light feel quiet despite the human presence.

The Dark Rigi, the Lake of Lucerne - J.M.W. Turner (1842)
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The Dark Rigi, the Lake of Lucerne - J.M.W. Turner (1842)

J.M.W. Turner

United Kingdom, 1842

Misty mountain light and spacious water create a calm winter focal point.

La Promenade - Émile Bernard (1894)
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La Promenade - Émile Bernard (1894)

France, 1894

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Temples of Juno, Lucina, and Concordia - Agrigentum, Sicily - Thomas Cole (1842)
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Temples of Juno, Lucina, and Concordia - Agrigentum, Sicily - Thomas Cole (1842)

Agrigentum, Sicily

United States, 1842

Pale ruins and hazy distance provide architectural stillness in pencil tones.

Fujisawa-shuku - Andō Hiroshige (c. 1833–1834)
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Fujisawa-shuku - Andō Hiroshige (c. 1833–1834)

Andō Hiroshige

Japan, 1833

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Aoigaoka Falls in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Aoigaoka no taki) - Katsushika Hokusai (c. 1832)
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Aoigaoka Falls in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Aoigaoka no taki) - Katsushika Hokusai (c. 1832)

Katsushika Hokusai

Japan, 1832

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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom Along the Sumida River [Sumida-gawa hana-zakari] - Andō Hiroshige (1856)
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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom Along the Sumida River [Sumida-gawa hana-zakari] - Andō Hiroshige (1856)

Andō Hiroshige

Japan, 1856

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Scuola perfetta per imparare a disegnare tutto il corpo humano cavata dallo studio, e disegni de Caracci novamente data alle stampe - Luca Ciamberlano after Agostino Carracci
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Scuola perfetta per imparare a disegnare tutto il corpo humano cavata dallo studio, e disegni de Caracci novamente data alle stampe - Luca Ciamberlano after Agostino Carracci

Italy

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Distant View of Mount Akiha, Kakegawa - Andō Hiroshige (1833)
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Distant View of Mount Akiha, Kakegawa - Andō Hiroshige (1833)

Andō Hiroshige

Japan, 1833

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Water Lilies - Claude Monet (c. 1906)
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Water Lilies - Claude Monet (c. 1906)

Claude Monet

France, 1906

Cool lily reflections offer a calm field of blue-grey and sage.

Writing Letter - Julia Margaret Cameron (1864)
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Writing Letter - Julia Margaret Cameron (1864)

Julia Margaret Cameron

United Kingdom, 1864

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Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne: Morning - J.M.W. Turner (c. 1845)
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Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne: Morning - J.M.W. Turner (c. 1845)

J.M.W. Turner

United Kingdom, 1845

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The Great Wave off Kanagawa - Katsushika Hokusai (1831)
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The Great Wave off Kanagawa - Katsushika Hokusai (1831)

Katsushika Hokusai

Japan, 1831

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Cock and Flower - Katsushika Hokusai (c. 1830–1834)
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Cock and Flower - Katsushika Hokusai (c. 1830–1834)

Katsushika Hokusai

Japan

A measured Japanese bird-and-flower print adds tradition while staying airy.

Untitled (Improvisation) - Wassily Kandinsky (1911–1912)
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Untitled (Improvisation) - Wassily Kandinsky (1911–1912)

Wassily Kandinsky

Russia, 1911

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Pyrrhula Erythrocephala (Redheaded Bullfinch) - Elizabeth Gould
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Pyrrhula Erythrocephala (Redheaded Bullfinch) - Elizabeth Gould

United Kingdom

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A Wayside Shrine Carved into a Rocky Tor - Friedrich Philipp Reinhold (1821)
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A Wayside Shrine Carved into a Rocky Tor - Friedrich Philipp Reinhold (1821)

Friedrich Philipp Reinhold

Austria, 1821

Graphite, rock, and sparse trees create a contemplative monochrome accent.

Snow - David Hockney
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Snow - David Hockney

United Kingdom

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Insects and Flowers - Ju Lian
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Insects and Flowers - Ju Lian

China

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Bird - Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō)
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Bird - Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō)

Japan

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Portrait of the Artist's Great-Granduncle Yizhai at the Age of Eighty-Five - Ruan Zude
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Portrait of the Artist's Great-Granduncle Yizhai at the Age of Eighty-Five - Ruan Zude

China

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Listening to the Zither Among Streams and Pines - Xie Shichen (1487–after 1567)
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Listening to the Zither Among Streams and Pines - Xie Shichen (1487–after 1567)

China

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Hibiscus and Egret - Jiang Tingxi
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Hibiscus and Egret - Jiang Tingxi

China

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