Water Lily
by Ohara Koson
- Date:
- c. 1928–1930
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 32.4 × 22.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
A large pink water lily with layered petals and a golden-yellow center blooms at the composition's midpoint, flanked by a closed bud above and a smaller bud lower right, all rising from a spread of rounded green lily pads (some spotted with brown) across a pale blue-green pond surface. The artist's signature and red seal appear in the lower right. *Water Lily*, a woodblock print in ink and color on paper by Ohara Koson, 1928.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Water Lily was created by Ohara Koson (小原古邨) in c. 1928–1930.
Water Lily was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1928–1930).
Water Lily depicts birds & flowers.
Water Lily measures 32.4 × 22.5 cm (Oban format).