Crows in Moonlight
Artist: Ohara Shoson (Japanese, 1877-1945)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (1885-1962)
Date: 1927
Dimensions:
overall: 15 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (39.4 x 26 cm)
image: 14 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (37.5 x 23.6 cm)
Medium: color woodblock print
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Hubert D. Bennett
Object number: 1939.270
Label Text:One of Ohara Koson’s favorite subjects, the jungle crow was revered in Japanese folklore as a messenger of the gods. Koson’s keen sense of design is showcased in this print with the black crows on a bare branch at the top of the composition arching across the silvery blue moonlit sky, balanced below only by the orb of the moon.
In recent years, Japan has faced a population explosion of crows in urban centers, with the aggressive birds intimidating the human residents, causing blackouts with their habit of nesting on electrical poles, and cutting telecommunications fiber optic cables to use as nesting material.
DescriptionEmbossing.
Not on view
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