Sleeping Ducks and Full Moon

Artist Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1877–1945)

MediumColor woodblock print

DimensionsImage: 13 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches (33.7 x 18.1 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Clement E. Merowit, Class of 1924

Terms

Birds
Bodies of water
Ducks
Moon
Night
Plants
Reeds
Seas
Times of the day

Object number98.093.018

Label CopyKoson specialized in bird-and-flower painting at the time that he began to make prints, and although he depicted other subjects, these remained his favorite. Here a pair of ducks sleep beneath the light of a full autumn moon, seen through a tall stem of grass. (“Moon," curated by Ellen Avril and presented at the Johnson Museum August 25, 2018-January 13, 2019)

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