Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
A nuthatch (Sitta europaea) sitting on a branch with ripe persimmon fruits (kaki)
Signature: Koson
Seal: Koson
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya)
Date: c. 1910-20
Size: Ôtanzaku (Mitsugiriban), 34,3 x 18,3 cm (image size)
Very good impression and colours. Full margins. Paper slightly age toned, a few small faint stains, mainly in marginal areas. Upper corners verso attached on presentation cardboard. Very good condition. Verso on bottom margin a small stamp „Made in Japan“.
Ill.: Reigle Newland/Perrée/Schaap, Crows, Cranes and Camellias, The natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, Leiden/Boston 2010, K 18.1. and p. 173, fig. 38. Also cf. Freer Sackler, Robert O. Muller Collection, Inv. No. S2003.8.1907.
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