Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Two flycatchers feeding on nandina berries in snow, 1929
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Date: 1929
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'C", consistent with printing 1927-32)
Signed: 'Shoson'
Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
Date: 1929
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'C", consistent with printing 1927-32)
Vertical oban:
38.8 x 26 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ¼ in.)
38.8 x 26 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ¼ in.)
Very good impression, colour and condition. A few very minor creases in margins.
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Bunches of nandina berries hang heavy laden with snow. Two flycatchers enthusiastically feed on the berries as snow falls quietly around them. The deliberate use of the baren to create...
Bunches of nandina berries hang heavy laden with snow. Two flycatchers enthusiastically feed on the berries as snow falls quietly around them. The deliberate use of the baren to create the swirling patterns in the grey background adds to the depth of the composition (a technique called baren-suji).
Another impression is in The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, go to:https://www.momat.go.jp/en/collection/m00096-006
And another in the Toledo Museum of Art, go to:
http://emuseum.toledomuseum.org/objects/59239/nanten-bush-and-fly-catchers-in-snow;jsessionid=2854C3838BA58EAFA6871AF6068CB18A
Another impression is in The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, go to:https://www.momat.go.jp/en/collection/m00096-006
And another in the Toledo Museum of Art, go to:
http://emuseum.toledomuseum.org/objects/59239/nanten-bush-and-fly-catchers-in-snow;jsessionid=2854C3838BA58EAFA6871AF6068CB18A