Ohara Koson, "Two Herons in Flight"

Two elegant heron are showing flying against a backdrop of a weeping willow tree. A simple, yet stunning design by Koson. 

Date: 1926
Size: Oban
Early-edition (seal D)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Condition: Excellent/fine color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" x 1/2", Classic Walnut, Ebony

Ohara Koson (Shoson) (1877-1945) was the master of kacho-e (prints of birds and flowers) during the shin-hanga period of woodblock prints in Japan. Trained as a painter, Koson's work exquisitely captured the raw beauty of nature and many of his bird prints are iconic in Japanese design.