Catalog ID: 10969
Artist: Ohara Shoson
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Animals
Edition: S. Watanabe Publisher Seal
Date: 1928
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: CCC: S39.4 (cat. 157); pg. 153
Size: 15 -1/4 x 10 -1/2 "
Condition: Very fine, with superb colors
Notes:
Artist: Ohara Shoson
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Animals
Edition: S. Watanabe Publisher Seal
Date: 1928
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: CCC: S39.4 (cat. 157); pg. 153
Size: 15 -1/4 x 10 -1/2 "
Condition: Very fine, with superb colors
Notes:
S. Watanabe Publisher seal in the lower right margin. Stamped on the reverse, "Made in Japan". Originally issued in 1928; edition of 300 impressions.
One of Shoson's finest designs. A little egret is bent over as if to protect itself from a heavy downpour, its pure white form silhouetted against a jet-black sky. The feathers are rendered in gauffrage (embossing) throughout the body of the egret. The stylized and somewhat unique form of the egret produces one of the artists most sought-after prints.