Crows in moonlight
by Ohara Koson
- Date:
- 1927
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36.2 × 24.1 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Two crows perch on a bare, angular branch that cuts diagonally across the composition, their black bodies rendered with fine linear feather detail against a graduated blue sky. Below and to the left, a pale white moon glows near the horizon, where the blue fades to cream; a thin leafless twig crosses in front of it. Ohara Koson's 1927 color woodblock print (oban) is signed and sealed in red at the lower left.
Current Listings
$1,800
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Frequently Asked Questions
Crows in moonlight was created by Ohara Koson (小原古邨) in 1927.
Crows in moonlight uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Crows in moonlight was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1927).
Crows in moonlight depicts moonlight and night scenes.
Crows in moonlight measures 36.2 × 24.1 cm (Oban format).