Egrets on a Snowy Night

Object detail

About this object

Japanese coloured woodblock print. The print depicts five egrets huddled together in the snow.

Maker

Shōson Ohara; 1877; 1945

Watanabe

Production date

1927

Production place

Japan

Production period

1920s/20th Century

Production technique

Woodblock/Relief/Printed

Media/Materials

Paper/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Ink/Man-made Materials

Measurements

matt: Height x Width: 390 x 261mm

Signature/Inscription

Shōson, Signature
Shōson, Seal

Classification terms

Print
Art
Communication Artifacts

Current rights

Public Domain

Caption

Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 87/39/14

Other number(s)

87/39/14, 9192

Accession number

87/39/14

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Place made

Japan Eastern Asia Asia

Subject category

Wildlife Arts Classification Fauna Environment Archive classification Birds

Subject auto tags

Bird Beak Waterfowl Feather Pelecaniformes Art Ciconiiformes Wing Egret Seabird

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