Two Monkeys with Butterfly by Ohara Koson, 1900 Finish:Framed canvas building the foundations for the

building the foundations for the radical luminosity that would define his later seascapes and storms

detailed engraving

Wine Making: The map highlights the wine-making regions and communities in California

including Mountain View

and a window into the past

Two Monkeys with Butterfly by Ohara Koson, 1900 Finish:Framed canvas building the foundations for theTwo monkeys with butterfly by Ohara Koson (18771945) is a lyrical Japanese woodblock print from around 1900, created at the cusp of the shin hanga revival that renewed interest in traditional ukiyo e techniques. Koson was celebrated for capturing living subjectsespecially birds and animalswith a gentle precision that feels both intimate and exquisitely composed. Here, a pair of inquisitive monkeys pause before a fluttering butterfly, their expressive