LOT 0285 OHARA KOSON: TWO COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTS
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OHARA KOSON: TWO COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTS By Ohara Koson (1878-1945), one signed Koson and sealed, the other with a seal only Japan, first half of 20th century, late Meiji (1868-1912) to early Showa period (1926-1989) One depicting a rooster with white tail feathers and red comb and wattle, looking towards two chicks fighting over a butterfly, each with a wing in its beak, on the grassy ground, the other depicting a pigeon and a white dove below a flowering tree with petals falling towards them. SIZE 34.5 x 19.8 cm (rooster print image), 34.5 x 18.5 (pigeon print image), and 55 x 36.3 cm (pigeon print incl. frame) Condition: Good condition, fresh colors, and good impression. Minor browning, soiling, and creasing. Provenance: German private collection. Literature comparison: A related print by the same artist but with a slightly different depiction of a pigeon and a white dove is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, object number RP-P-2005-465. A related print by the same artist but with a slightly different depiction of a rooster and chicks is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, object number RP-P-2005-464.
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