KOSON -- "A Pair of Macaws"

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Artist KOSON (Shoson OHARA)
(1877-1945)
Title "A Pair of Macaws"
(given name)
Date 1932
(early Second Edition printing)
Provenance Private placement. Consigned by family of Army serviceman Col.Tom Y. Horton stationed in Tokyo 1946-47.
Series na
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer "C-seal" (lower/right margin)
(used only 1929-42)
Image Size 9 1/2 x 14 1/8
Impression Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to foliage and bird's feathers; highly detailed carving, crisp lines. (Couple small red "ink flaws" lower center.)
Condition Nearly Excellent.
Very clean front and verso. (Soft creasing lower/left corner; few scattered marks; light wear.)
Reference/Illus Watanbe 1936 Catalogue #T36-184; "Crow, Cranes, and Camellias" pl. #S36.5.
Comments A colorful pair of macaws set against a bright yellow background. Strikingly similar to Sozan's tall/narrow 1920's "Two Macaws" design. Rarely seen full "oban" format.
Item # BH-10
Price Reduced Special $460 (Special $575)
(Reg $750)