Koson: Crow at sunset
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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)

A crow cawing on a snowy willow branch at sunrise.

Signature: Koson

Seal: Koson

Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya), Tokyo

Date: c. 1910-20

Original Japanese colour woodblock print. Size: Vertical Ôtanzaku (Mitsugiriban), 33.9 x 18.8 cm (overall)

Excellent impression and colours, with well visible wood-grain. Strong embossing, gofun white, and lustre printing in the plumage of the crow. Paper barely age-toned, top margin minimally trimmed, otherwise excellent condition of this sought-after print.

Ill. in Reigle Newland/Perrée/Schaap, Crows, Cranes and Camellias, The natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, Leiden/Boston 2010, p. 272, cat. No. 48a, p. 180, K5.6. Cf. also Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, RP-P-1999-516.

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