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Magnolia and Magpie

Artist Ohara Shoson (Japanese, 1877-1945)
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo (1885-1962)
DatePublished in 1931
Dimensionsoverall: 14 5/16 x 9 7/16 in. (36.4 x 24 cm)
Mediumcolor woodblock print
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineGift of Hubert D. Bennett
Object number
1939.449
Not on View
Label TextAn Azure-winged Magpie, a symbol of happiness, perches above a bright pink magnolia blossom. Magnolias symbolize the love of nature in Japan.Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Modern Japanese Prints: Woodblock Prints by Ten Artists, The Work of the Past Five Years, January 1936, repr. pl. 180.

Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, For the Birds, April 13-October 14, 2012.

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