Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Cicada sitting on a trunk of a willow tree.
Signature: Koson
Seal: Koson
Publisher: (Daikokuya)
Date: ca. 1910-20
Size: Ôtanzaku, 34,6 x 18,8 cm (woodblock size)
Excellent early impression with perfect colours, printed with mica on the cicada's wings. Full margins and perfect condition. Originally mounted on handmade paper at upper margin only.
Fig.: Reigle Newland/Perrée/Schaap, Crows, Cranes and Camellias, The natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, Leiden/Boston 2010, K 40.1.
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