A striking gelatin silver print from Hosoe's iconic collaboration with writer Yukio Mishima, this image merges the human body with lush floral imagery in a provocative exploration of beauty, eroticism, and mortality. The stark contrast of the black-and-white photography heightens the tension between the organic softness of roses and the sculptural form of the figure. Hosoe's masterful composition reflects the surrealist-influenced aesthetic that defined this groundbreaking series, blurring boundaries between pleasure and pain, life and death.