<b>SNOW ON WILLOW BRIDGE</b> / Ohara Shosonc. 1927<b>SOLD</b></em>
ARTIST: Ohara Shoson (1877–1945)
TITLE: Snow on Willow Bridge
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c.1927
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/4 X 10 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint rubbing and inclusions at the top front margins
LITERATURE: Amy Reigle Newland et. al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, pl. S44.3
NOTE: Watanabe A-type seal; first state
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ARTIST: Ohara Shoson (1877–1945)
TITLE: Snow on Willow Bridge
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c.1927
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/4 X 10 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint rubbing and inclusions at the top front margins
LITERATURE: Amy Reigle Newland et. al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, pl. S44.3
NOTE: Watanabe A-type seal; first state
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SOLD
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ARTIST: Ohara Shoson (1877–1945)
TITLE: Snow on Willow Bridge
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c.1927
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/4 X 10 1/4 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint rubbing and inclusions at the top front margins
LITERATURE: Amy Reigle Newland et. al., Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, 2001, pl. S44.3
NOTE: Watanabe A-type seal; first state
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SOLD
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Details
Although primarily known for his kacho-e (bird and flower designs), Shoson did produce several landscape designs. This work is among his most celebrated landscapes and has taken a place as an icon of Shin Hanga. The design features two women clad in traditional dress, walking over a bridge during a snowfall. The women's faces are obscured by their snow-covered umbrellas, while the willow tree overhead trails down with its snowy branches to greet the travelers.
Connoisseur's Note
This outstanding print is the first state of the design, bearing the appropriate A-type Watanabe seal. The printing effects fully support its early attribution as the impression bares extensive embossing, a strong wood grain pattern in the sky, and razor-sharp registration. The colors of this impression are sharp and vivid and display no color loss whatsoever.
