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| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Monday, 21 March 2005 Title Egret on Rainy Night Artist Koson Ohara 1877-1945 Signature Shoson Seal artist's seal (shoson) Dated 1928 Publisher Watanabe Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good … (early post W.W.II printing) crisp embossing on the plumage Colors very good Condition very good … paper toning. Description White egret stands on a rainy night. This is one of Koson's most popular design. Format Oban tate-e Width 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm Height 15.2 inches = 38.5 cm Literature Newland, Amy R.; Jan Perrée & Robert Schaap, "Crows, cranes & camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson", Leiden: Hotei Publishing, 2001, ISBN 90-74822-38-x, - pg. 153, pl.157 |
Saturday, 23 September 2006 KOSON woodblock print HERON IN RAIN You are bidding on a fantastic woodblock print by Ohara Koson titled Heron in Rain one of Koson's best known prints. It has the Watanabe Seal A stamp in the left margin - making it an earlier edition print. In overall excellent condition save for some light staining in the top center and other areas of the heron's body and a darkish stain in the the upper left margin (please look at images). |