Long-eared Owl in Ginkgo by Ohara Koson, 1900 the hague Artistic border with thematic motifs

Artistic border with thematic motifs related to the exposition

Mer de la Tranquillité (Sea of Tranquility)

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Long-eared Owl in Ginkgo by Ohara Koson, 1900 the hague Artistic border with thematic motifsLong eared Owl in Ginkgo by Ohara Koson (1900) is a poised nocturne from one of Japans great masters of kach e, the bird and flower print. In this woodblock, Koson settles an alert owl among the broad, fan shaped leaves of a ginkgo, letting quiet space, delicate linework, and a softly graduated sky work together to create an atmosphere of stillness. Rooted in the ukiyo e tradition and flourishing through the Meiji, Taish, and early Shwa eras, Kosons