Swallows and Hanging Cherry Blossoms
by Ohara Koson
- Date:
- c. 1900–1945
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Two swallows with deep indigo-blue backs, white underbellies, and rust-orange throats perch together on a slender branch, their long forked tails hanging downward. One bird faces forward while the other turns its head back toward its companion, set against a plain pale blue-gray background. Drooping cherry branches with clusters of pale pink blossoms and buds frame the right side and arc below the birds, with the artist's signature and red seal in the lower right corner. This woodblock print, titled *Swallows and Hanging Cherry Blossoms*, was created by Ohara Koson in 1900.
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Cat and Goldfish
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Heron or Egret
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"Snipes and Reeds," 1926 and "Wild Ducks and Pampas Grass"
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Magpie with Pink and White Magnolia Blossoms
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Kumoi Cherry Trees (Kumoi sakura)
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Hirosaki Castle, from the series "Eight Views of Cherry Blossoms"
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Chion-in Temple Gate (Romon), from the series Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms (Sakura hachidai)
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1935
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Cherry Blossoms at Maruyama Park
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Swallows and Hanging Cherry Blossoms was created by Ohara Koson (小原古邨) in c. 1900–1945.
Swallows and Hanging Cherry Blossoms was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1900–1945).
Swallows and Hanging Cherry Blossoms depicts cherry blossoms.