No. 123 - Owl

This silkscreen presents an owl (梟) in Katsuda's kacho-e tradition—bird-and-flower subjects rendered through the flat, stencil-separated color layers of serigraph technique. Owls recur throughout Katsuda's numbered series, suggesting he returned to the subject across different compositions, colorways, and scales. The silkscreen medium allows precise feather patterning through fine mesh registration, producing sharp demarcation between the bird's facial disk, ear tufts, and body plumage. The owl is likely positioned on a branch, possibly at night or dusk, with a minimal background that focuses attention on the bird's form and the textural contrast between soft feathers and bark.