No. 188 - Owl

The fourth owl subject in Katsuda's numbered series, No. 188 continues his sustained engagement with the bird across different catalog positions spanning from No. 67 through No. 188. This span suggests the owl series was developed over a significant period, with each print representing a distinct compositional approach. By No. 188, Katsuda's serigraph handling of the owl may reflect accumulated refinement—tighter registration, more controlled color separations, or more resolved background treatment. The silkscreen medium's capacity for precise repeat imagery also makes it technically suited to a subject that Katsuda approached multiple times, allowing close comparison of formal decisions across the series.