Ohara Koson – Bunting Perched on the Branch of a Flowering Plant

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published circa 1915. The current print was printed in the Taisho period (1912 – 1926).

Image size (excluding margins): 34.1 * 18.7 cm (13.4 * 7.4 in).

The print is in fair state. There is matburn along the edges of the image. There is a fold in the lower part of the image. The image has browned somewhat and discolored slightly.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

References: A.R. Newland, Crows, Cranes & Camelias. The Natural World of Ohara Koson, 2010, K2.1, p. 179.

An overview of the woodblock prints by Ohara Koson can be found here.

See an overview of Ohara Koson's woodblock prints