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Maker(s):Ohara Koson
Culture:Japanese (1877-1945)
Title:Untitled (Heron and Irises)
Type:Painting; Scroll
Materials:Hanging scroll; ink, pigment on silk on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Overall: 89 1/4 in x 26 in; 226.695 cm x 66.04 cm; Mount: 89 1/4 in x 23 7/8 in; 226.695 cm x 60.6425 cm; Image: 51 3/16 in x 18 1/4 in; 130.01625 cm x 46.355 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): [Japanese character, Koson]; SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (stamp with red ink): [Japanese character, Koson].
Accession Number:  MH 2004.17
Credit Line:Gift of Sondra Castile (Class of 1958)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Image of a white heron standing below with one foot raised; at right and in front of the heron, a stand of ruffled irises in pale tones with grey foliage. The mount includes strips of pale pink/peach brocade at top and bottom of image; beige/tan brocade above those strips and at right and left sides; pale green brocade at top and bottom of mount.

Tags:
birds; animals; flowers

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