Ohara Koson – Goldfish under Water

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published in 1926. The current print was printed in the early years post World War II, as indicated by the “made in occupied Japan” stamp on the back.

Image size (excluding margins): 35.8 * 24.2 cm.

The image of the print is relatively good, but the print suffers from a number of defects. There are wrinkles and some scratches, mainly at the top. There are light blue spots at various places in the image, for example two to the left of the lowest goldfish. There are also a few smaller foxing spots and mild browning in the image. In the back on the margins there are remains of a previous mounting.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

See an overview of Ohara Koson's woodblock prints