Two Crows on a Plum Branch
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Chazen Museum of Art
Two crows share a plum branch in a composition that distills Kyosai's most beloved visual pairing — the bold black of the birds against the delicate pale pink of plum blossoms. The plum is Japan's first flower of the year, blooming while snow still lies on the ground, and its association with courage and early beauty made it a natural counterpart to the crow's knowing intelligence. The two subjects together create an image of poised contrast: fragile beauty and dark resilience, winter's end and spring's beginning.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Two Crows on a Plum Branch was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
Two Crows on a Plum Branch depicts food & drink.
