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Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
Flying cuckoo and waning sickle of the moon
Signature: Koson
Seal: Koson
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya)
Date: around 1920
Size: Shikishiban, 24 x 25 cm
Excellent impression, colours and condition, printed on heavy paper. Verso on bottom margin a small stamp “Made in Japan“ and „# 24“ (Daikokuya’s inventory number?)
The cuckoo is a classical subject in Japan, symbolising the yearning for an absent loved one.
Ill.: Reigle Newland/Perrée/Schaap, Crows, Cranes and Camellias, The natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, Leiden/Boston 2010, p. 181, K 6.1
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