Chrysanthemums and Running Water by Ohara Koson, 1925 manilla offering a glimpse of Africa

offering a glimpse of Africa and Persia as understood by Renaissance Europe

the Great Plains spill away in a broad

which would go on to define his illustrious career

drawing the viewer toward the mountain that crowns the horizon

east of Luzon

Chrysanthemums and Running Water by Ohara Koson, 1925 manilla offering a glimpse of AfricaChrysanthemums and Running Water by Ohara Koson (18771945) is a serene meditation on nature from Japans shin hanga renaissance, first issued around 1925 and seen in impressions through the mid 1930s. A master of bird and flower subjects, Koson pairs full, luminous blooms with a stream in motion, uniting the ukiyo e reverence for fleeting beauty with modern attention to light and atmosphere. Here, the cool blue green of the water and foliage plays