Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Two mallards peacefully sleeping under a full moon in the water between reeds.
Signature: Koson
Verleger: Daikokuya?
Date: c. 1910-23?
Size: Ôtanzaku (Mitsugiriban), 34 x 18,3 cm (image size)
Excellent impression, colours and condition. With gaufrage and visible woodgrain.
Ill.: Reigle Newland/Perrée/Schaap, Crows, Cranes and Camellias, The natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, Leiden/Boston 2010, K 7.6 , adding the note that this subject without Koson’s seal was also known, being a later reprint by the publisher Adachi.
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