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A single branch of Japanese maple fills the frame in full autumn colour. Five-lobed leaves glow in translucent amber and deep crimson, layered with pale washes and fine dry-brush veins that give each leaf its delicate texture. The branch reaches beyond the top edge, set against a soft plain ground that lets the warm reds and golds carry the scene.