Grasses at Full Moon by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:22x40in (56x100cm) Before the railway was developed

Before the railway was developed

or any occasion celebrating life's little ironies and pleasures

The square format enhances the sense of unity

while red and blue trail markings invite the eye along classic routes

Grasses at Full Moon by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:22x40in (56x100cm) Before the railway was developedGrasses at Full Moon by Ohara Koson is a serene woodblock print from the early shin hanga era, a movement that refreshed traditional Japanese printmaking at the turn of the 20th century. Here, tall, wind stirred grasses rise into a night sky, their silhouettes poised against the pale radiance of a full moon. The composition is spare and atmosphericquiet, balanced, and deeply observantreflecting a Japanese reverence for seasonal change and the fleeting