Japanese Waxwing on Branch by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:20x36in (50x90cm) Bierstadt’s palette here moves from

Bierstadt’s palette here moves from warm oranges and sunlit yellows in the sky to fresh greens along the valley

As a pre–First World War document

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this print of Mountain Brook is ideal for nature lovers

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Japanese Waxwing on Branch by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:20x36in (50x90cm) Bierstadt’s palette here moves fromJapanese waxwing on branch by Ohara Koson introduces a moment of poised stillness from the turn of the twentieth century. Created in 1900 by one of the leading lights of Japans shin hanga revival, the woodblock print captures a single waxwing settled on a slender bough, its elegant silhouette emerging from a tranquil, misted ground. Rooted in the ukiyo e tradition yet refreshed for modern eyes, Kosons composition balances careful observation with