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Ohara Koson Woodblock Print - Mallards in Flight - Rare Version

Ohara Koson Woodblock Print - Mallards in Flight - Rare Version


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Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Pre 1920: Item # 1326682

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Ohara Koson
Mallards in Flight
Size: O-tanzaku. Approximately 14.5 x 7.5 inches.
Date: ca. 1900s-1923.
Bears Koson signature and seal.
Publisher: Daikokuya (36)
Reference: A variation of K7.4 and plate 108 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson (Reigle Newland).
Condition: Excellent. Pencil number on back.
Provenance: The Bedford, NY estate of Eleanor Jay and Arthur Iselin. Eleanor Jay was a descendant of United States founding father, John Jay. Their Bedford home is now the John Jay Homestead historic site.
Note: The prints in this Eleanor Jay collection are all pre-earthquake. The snow on the reeds is achieved with generously applied gofun.
Unknown version: While the ducks are flying through snow in the gray catalog version, here they descend from a magnificent orange sky.