IRIS UKIYOÉ

"I collect prints and have a mental picture of irises in the 'floating world' (the ukiyo-éin Japanese) in the works of Hokusai or Hiroshige. They inspired me when I was composing this divertimento based on floral iris. Its perfume is delicate but very much there, shifting between different notes: rose, orange blossom and mandarin, all expressed by small, impressionistic touches." Jean-Claude Ellena, perfumer.