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KOSON, Ohara (1877 - 1945)		Black Naped Oriole
		Signed:                     Koson Artist's seal:           Koson Publisher:                Kokkeido (Akiyama Buemon) Date:                          c. 1910 Size:                          o-tanzaku  (c. 36 x 19 cms / 14 1/8" x 7 1/2") Condition: Excellent impression, colors and condition. MINT. - Full size with margins. ref. no.: #510914 Price:  € 700.00

"A black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis) rests on a branch of a flowering plum. The long pointed bill and mostly black and yellow plumage is a characteristic of this Old World songbird." (CCC) Reference: Crows, Cranes and Camellias - the natural world of Ohara Koson, Hotei Publishing, Leiden, 2001; cat. no. 19 & check list: K 19.1.

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