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.

See an overview of Ohara Koson's woodblock prints