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Heron [Egret] on a Snowy Bough at Night
Object NamePrint
Artist / Maker
Ohara Koson
(Japanese, 1877 - 1945)
Date1926-1935
OriginJapan
MediumColor woodcut
Dimensions14 11/16 × 6 1/2 in. (37.3 × 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints and Printing Plates
Credit LineGift of Joanna M. Hansen. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Object numberUM82.49
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureJapanese
Label TextShoson created thousands of kacho-e (bird-and-flower images) for a number of publishers. Like most Kacho-e artists, Shoson provides an identifiable bird, in a typical pose along with identifiable plants.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
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