| Maker(s): | Ohara Koson
| | Culture: | Japanese (1877-1945)
| | Title: | Untitled (Doves and Cherry Blossoms)
| | Type: | Painting; Scroll
| | Materials: | Hanging scroll; ink, pigment on silk on paper
| | Place Made: | Asia; Japan
| | Measurements: | Overall: 88 7/8 in x 26 1/2 in; 225.7425 cm x 67.31 cm; Mount: 88 7/8 in x 24 1/8 in; 225.7425 cm x 61.2775 cm; Image: 51 7/8 in x 18 11/16 in; 131.7625 cm x 47.46625 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE: recto, ctr. r., margin (black ink): [Japanese character, Koson]; SIGNATURE: recto, ctr. r., margin (stamp with red ink): [Japanese character, Koson].
| | Accession Number: | MH 2005.20
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Sondra Castile (Class of 1958)
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Cherry blossom branch running diagonaly from lower left to upper right with hanging white blossoms at lower left, upper left,and in the upper right quadrant. In the center, perched on the branch, are four birds in tones of white, black, grey, and peach, with touches of dark red.
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