Ohara Koson – Thee Plovers on a Rock, the Seaside and a Crescent Moon behind.

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published in 1926. The current print was printed in the Showa period (1926 – 1989).

Image size (excluding margins): 36.1 * 23.1 cm (14.2 * 9.1 in).

The print is in excellent state. There is an irregularity in the paper a bit to the left of the moon, and in the lower right corner. There is a faint soiling spot in the middle of the right margin. There are two pinholes in the left margin, and on the back there is a small note in pencil.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

References: A.R. Newland, Crows, Cranes & Camelias. The Natural World of Ohara Koson, 2010, S22.1, p. 207.

See an overview of Ohara Koson's woodblock prints