Gray starling in storm by Ohara Koson, 1900 Finish:Framed art print William Morris

William Morris

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The quiet suggestion of abandonment—hinted at by scattered debris

Other interesting features on this map include rivers

Gray starling in storm by Ohara Koson, 1900 Finish:Framed art print William MorrisGray starling in storm by Ohara Koson (18771945) is a lyrical Japanese woodblock print from around 1900 that captures a single bird bracing itself against wind and rain. A master of shin hanga working in the ukiyo e woodblock tradition, Koson is renowned for his kach ebird and flower subjects rendered with exquisite observation and an evocative sense of atmosphere. Here, a storm tossed starling clings to a bending branch, its feathers ruffled and beak