This avian exhibitionist is the work of early 20th century Japanese artist Ohara Koson, best known for his kacho-e (bird-and-flower) woodblock prints—a revival of an artistic movement that dates back to 14th century Japan. In the grand tradition of the style, this dashing woodblock bird is rendered by delicate, detailed outlines and bright washes of color. He’s a notably pale gentleman, a partially leucistic (non-pigmented) pied (two-color) variety with a white body and train, and a bright blue head. Pied peafowl are generally pigmented with splashes of white, but this guy’s all alabaster with a concentrated pop of color in his noggin and crest. A rare sight! And extra lucky for his rarity, no doubt ... Read more on the blog!
+ Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
+ Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper unless noted
+ Handcrafted custom-framing is available
Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.
Medium:
Museo Portfolio Rag
Edition Structure:
10"x8" | edition of 10
14"x11" | edition of 250
20"x16" | edition of 25
