Kwak on branch by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:22x50in (56x127cm) highlighting the country's reliance on

highlighting the country's reliance on farming and livestock during the 1960s

Matisse's masterful use of paper cut-outs in jazzy and graceful forms allows this work to leap vividly off the surface

Part of a groundbreaking atlas representing 19th-century geographical knowledge

Its provenance and craftsmanship make it an excellent gift choice for birthdays

Kwak on branch by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:22x50in (56x127cm) highlighting the country's reliance onOhara Kosons Kwak on branch (1900) distills the quiet poetry of the Japanese kach e tradition into a single, striking moment: a solitary crow poised on a bare bough. Active from the late Meiji through the early Shwa era, Koson became renowned for his exquisitely observed birds and flowers, uniting naturalistic detail with lyrical restraint. Here, the birds inky silhouette commands the composition, its presence intensified by a soft, luminous ground