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KOSON, Ohara (1877 - 1945)		Crows in Flight
		Signed:                     Shoson Artist's seal:           Shoson Publisher:                Watanabe Shozaburo Date:                          1920s Size:                          o-tanzaku  (c. 19 x 39 cms / 7 1/2" x 14 1/8") Condition: Excellent impression, colors and condition. - Mint. Full size with margins. ref. no.: #591791 Price:  € 750.00

"Two jungle crows (Corvus macrorhynchos) are in flight on a cold, clear night, a full moon in a gradated blue winter sky in the distance. The contrast of the black crows against an aquamarine sky is striking. This work is one of a series of some thirty o-tanzaku prints published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1885-1962); they do not have a publisher's seal. This design is reminiscent of the famous shikishiban of 1888 by the artist Shibata Zeshin (1807-91), which illustrates two black crows in flight against a bright orange sky." (CCC) Reference: Crows, Cranes and Camellias - the natural world of Ohara Koson, Hotei Publishing, Leiden, 2001; cat. no. 151 & check list: S 5.2.

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