Object Details
Artist
Ohara Koson
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 13 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches (33.7 x 18.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Clement E. Merowit, Class of 1924
Object
Number
98.093.018
Koson specialized in bird-and-flower painting at the time that he began to make prints, and although(…)
Koson specialized in bird-and-flower painting at the time that he began to make prints, and although he depicted other subjects, these remained his favorite. Here a pair of ducks sleep beneath the light of a full autumn moon, seen through a tall stem of grass. (“Moon,” curated by Ellen Avril and presented at the Johnson Museum August 25, 2018-January 13, 2019)
