Two Birds on Reeds
by Ohara Koson
- Date:
- c. 1928–1930
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 × 25 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
Two small birds with black-capped heads, orange-red cheek patches, pale peach-white breasts, and dark grey-black wings perch together on a bundle of thin, curving reeds rendered in fine black brushstrokes against a plain grey-toned background. The lower bird faces left in profile while the upper bird's head turns toward the viewer, their bodies overlapping at the shoulder; the artist's signature and a red seal appear at lower left. *Two Birds on Reeds*, a 1928 woodblock print in ink and color on paper by Ohara Koson.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Two Birds on Reeds was created by Ohara Koson (小原古邨) in c. 1928–1930.
Two Birds on Reeds was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1928–1930).
Two Birds on Reeds depicts birds & flowers and rivers & lakes.
Two Birds on Reeds measures 23.5 × 25 cm (Oban format).