Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
A pair of mallards on the waterside in the snow, snow-covered reed grass in the foreground.
Signature and seal: Koson
Publisher: Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya), Tokyo
Date: c. 1910-20
Original Japanese colour woodblock print. Size: Vertical Ôtanzaku (Mitsugiriban), 36,2 x 18,9 cm (overall)
Excellent impression and colours, with well visible wood-grain and gofun-white in the plumage of the two birds. Untrimmed, retains the unprinted margin in top. Paper barely age-toned, excellent condition.
Illustrated in Reigle Newland/Perrée/Schaap, Crows, Cranes and Camellias, The natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, Leiden/Boston 2010, p. 61, cat. No. 35 and p. p. 181, K7.7.189, K23.7. See also Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Perrée Coll., RP-P-1999-403. Smithsonian, S2003.8.1926.
The original painting and hanshita line drawing for this print are available here: Mallard ducks in the snow - XA 200321
€ 750,-