Catalog ID: 9278
Artist: Ohara Shoson
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Animals
Edition: First
Date: 1935
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: CCC: S39.4 (cat. 170); pg. 210
Size: 11 x 9 -3/4 " (shikisiban)
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
Artist: Ohara Shoson
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Animals
Edition: First
Date: 1935
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: CCC: S39.4 (cat. 170); pg. 210
Size: 11 x 9 -3/4 " (shikisiban)
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
Displays stronger colors than the example shown in the catalog CCC. Stamped on the reverse, "Made in Japan". A highly sought-after shikisiban size design from the 1930s.
The print was issued by Watanabe in 1935 in an edition of 300 impressions from 20 blocks. The Toledo Museum of Art catalog states: 'The effort of the carp to master the waterfall is presented to Japanese children as a lesson in perseverance'.