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Eagle Under Rain by Ohara Koson — Japanese Color woodblock print, c. 1927

Eagle Under Rain

雨中の鷲

by Ohara Koson

Shin-hanga
Birds & FlowersRain
Date:
c. 1927
Medium:
Color woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

A powerful eagle perches on a gnarled tree branch as rain streams diagonally across the composition. The bird is rendered with meticulous attention to the texture of its plumage, while the rain is suggested through fine parallel lines printed in translucent gray ink. The combination of the eagle''s fierce presence and the atmospheric rain creates one of Koson''s most dramatic and celebrated compositions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Eagle Under Rain (雨中の鷲) was created by Ohara Koson (小原古邨) in c. 1927.

Eagle Under Rain was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1927).

Eagle Under Rain depicts birds & flowers and rain.