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Notes (1st edition)This is the variant strike including the red bar. Two White Cockatoos (in fact, one has yellow highlights and the other has pink highlights). Artist: Koson Format: Oban tate-e: 14.75" x 10.5" Subject: Two white Cockatoos on a red perch with a blue water jar beside them. Publisher: Kawaguchi Date: 1930's Other Notes: Signed Hoson. Illustrated in Crows Cranes & Camellias by Jan Perree, Page 212.
Publisher (this edition): Kawaguchi Kawaguchi Kawaguchi
Date of this item:
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: 		Tuesday, 7 August 2007

Artist Ohara Shoson/Koson
Series: Published by Kawaguchi and Sakai
Year: c.1930
Size: 14 3/4" x 10 1/2"
Impression: Excellent
Color: Excellent
Condition: Very Good+ - light glue stain lower left corner
Comments: Very deep embossing on wings. Background is dark green. Has an extra red vertical bar.		 Monday, 30 October 2006


Title Two White Cockatoos on a Red Bar
provenance: Robert O. Muller estate
Artist Koson Ohara 1877-1945
Signature Hoson
Seal Hoson
Dated Ca. 1930s
Publisher kawaguchi
Medium/Technique Woodblock print
Impression excellent … birds' plumage embossed
Colors excellent
Condition excellent - very good … slight toning, light discolorations on the left margin.
Description Two white cockatoos perch on a red bar. There is a variant version of this design in which an extra red bar showing on the right.
Note "Made in Japan" stamped on the back. Provenance: Robert O. Muller estate. Carver Ito, printer Komatsu.
Format Shikishiban
Width Item 10.8 inches = 27.5 cm
Height Item 14.5 inches = 36.8 cm
 Artist: Ohara, Shoson (1877-1945)
Series: Publisher Kawaguchi
Title or Subject: Two White Cackatoos on Red Bar
Signature or Seal: Signature HOSON, Kawaguchi seal
Date or Circa: 1930's
Paper Size: 14 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches
Impression/Color/Condition: Good/Good/Good

Description: Good state (Provenance: The Estate of Robert O. Muller)
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