Sandpipers at Sickle Moon by Ohara Koson, 1900 Finish:Framed art print Hand colored lithographed map

Hand colored lithographed map

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Sandpipers at Sickle Moon by Ohara Koson, 1900 Finish:Framed art print Hand colored lithographed mapSandpipers at Sickle Moon by Ohara Koson (1910) is a lyrical woodblock print from a master of the shin hanga revival. In this nocturnal seascape, small shorebirds step lightly along the waters edge beneath a slender, sickle shaped crescent, their silhouettes poised between motion and stillness. Koson (18771945), celebrated for intimate bird and flower subjects, blends careful natural observation with the refined restraint of classical Japanese