Crow on Cherry Branch
桜に烏
by Ohara Koson
- Date:
- c. 1910
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
桜に烏
by Ohara Koson
Koson's vast output of ~450 designs spans birds, flowers, fish, insects, and occasional landscapes. While his large production keeps most prints accessible, early Kokkeido-period impressions with muted, elegant Meiji-era coloring are distinctly more sought after than the brighter later Watanabe editions.
A solitary black crow perches amid cascading pink cherry blossoms, creating a striking contrast between the dark bird and the delicate flowers. The composition exemplifies the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi, finding beauty in the juxtaposition of darkness and fragility, permanence and transience.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Crow on Cherry Branch (桜に烏) was created by Ohara Koson (小原古邨) in c. 1910.
Crow on Cherry Branch was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1910).
Crow on Cherry Branch depicts birds & flowers and cherry blossoms.
