Bee Next to Flowering Wisteria
by Ohara Koson
- Date:
- 1920s
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 34.1 × 18.4 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
A gnarled, dark brown wisteria trunk curves through the lower left of the composition, its branches spreading upward into clusters of green, pointed leaves along the top edge. Cascading purple-lavender wisteria blossoms hang in long pendant clusters against a soft gray background, with a single bee in flight beside the flowers at upper center. A red seal mark appears near the artist's signature at lower left. Ohara Koson, 1920, woodblock print, ink and color on paper.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Bee Next to Flowering Wisteria was created by Ohara Koson (小原古邨) in 1920s.
Bee Next to Flowering Wisteria was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920s).
Bee Next to Flowering Wisteria depicts birds & flowers and insects.
Bee Next to Flowering Wisteria measures 34.1 × 18.4 cm (Oban format).