Blooming Lotus Flowers by Ohara Koson, 1920 south australia the first provincial art movement

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Blooming Lotus Flowers by Ohara Koson, 1920 south australia the first provincial art movementBlooming Lotus Flowers by Ohara Koson (1920) is a tranquil masterwork of the shin hanga revival, where traditional ukiyo e techniques were reimagined for modern tastes. Koson (18771945) was acclaimed for kach ebird and flower subjects rendered with lyrical restraintand here he turns his attention to the lotus at full bloom. Rounded petals unfurl above broad, shield like leaves, their silhouettes layered to suggest a humid summer pond. The scene is