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KOSON, Ohara (1877 - 1945)		Sleeping Ducks and the Full Moon
		Signed:                     Koson Publisher:                Adachi * Date:                        c. 1910 (printed somewhat later) * Size:                         ô-tanzaku  (c. 36.5 x 19 cms / c. 14 3/8" x 7 1/2") Condition: EXCELLENT impression and color; very good condition. - With paper embossing of the moon. - ref. no.: # 763319 Price:  € 740.00

The full moon illuminates the misty river and the silhouettes of two sleeping ducks among the reeds. - Fine gradations in sumi-e style. Blue tint on the water surface. * The publisher, Adachi, had taken over the printing blocks of this design from Daikoku-ya, probably in the 1920s-30s, for a second edition. Reference: Crows, Cranes and Camellias - the natural world of Ohara Koson, Hotei Publishing, Leiden, 2001; pl. K7.6.

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