Nanten Bush and Fly Catchers in Snow
Artist: Ohara Shoson (Japanese, 1877-1945)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (1885-1962)
Date: 1929
Dimensions:
overall: 15 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (39.4 x 26 cm)
image: 14 5/16 x 9 1/2 in. (36.3 x 24.1 cm)
Medium: color woodblock print
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Hubert D. Bennett
Object number: 1939.276
Label Text:Blue and White Flycatchers, migratory songbirds that breed in Japan, Korea, and parts of China and Russia, are shown feeding on the berries of the nandina bush (Nanten in Japan), though they typically winter in Southeast Asia. Koson’s composition takes full advantage of the pleasing contrast of the bright red berries against the stark white snow against the iridescent blue of the birds, all accented by the rhythm of the ladders of thin green leaves.
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