Japanese Wagtail at Waterfall by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:39x70in (99x178cm) Saint-Remy

Saint-Remy

the Liffey and the Lee anchor Dublin and Cork

near-impressionistic brushwork softens detail just enough to let light carry the scene

hence its nickname Zilverstad (Silver City)

Japanese Wagtail at Waterfall by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:39x70in (99x178cm) Saint-RemyJapanese Wagtail at Waterfall by Ohara Koson (circa 1900) is a luminous woodblock print from the early days of Japans Shin hanga movement. In this refined kach e (bird and flower) composition, a poised wagtail watches the rush of a falling stream, its delicate form set against the flowing energy of water. Koson distills the scene to essentialsbird, rock, and cascadeso the viewer can savor the hush between motion and stillness, the fleeting elegance of