Catalog ID: 5610
Artist: Ohara Shoson (Koson)
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblocok Print
Series Title: Herons
Edition: S. Watanabe Seal
Date: 1927
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: CCC: S14.5 (Cat.154; pg. 151)
Size: 15 -1/2 x 10 -1/4 "
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
Artist: Ohara Shoson (Koson)
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblocok Print
Series Title: Herons
Edition: S. Watanabe Seal
Date: 1927
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: CCC: S14.5 (Cat.154; pg. 151)
Size: 15 -1/2 x 10 -1/4 "
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
S. Watanabe Publisher seal in the lower right margin. Stamped on the reverse, "Made in Japan". Originally issued in 1927; edition of 200 impressions according to the Toledo Museum catalogue.
One of Shoson's finest designs. The print is embellished with embossing throughout the work. Five herons stand in bluish-grey water against a snowy nocturnal sky, the line between the water and sky indistinguishable.