Japanese Print "Northern Raven On A Withered Branch" by Kawanabe Kyosai
Artist:Kawanabe Kyosai
Title:Northern Raven On A Withered Branch
Date:early 1880s
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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Description:
Kawanabe Kyosai is said to have identified himself with crows or ravens (karasu). Kyosai's most renowned painting during his lifetime depicted a crow or raven. That painting was exhibited at the Second National Industrial Exhibition (1881) where it received second prize. Kyosai became widely known as a painter and print-designer of crows when his famous work was later purchased by a Japanese confectioner for a very high sum. The bird in this wood-block print is nearly identical to the one in Kyosai's famous painting. The artist seemingly molded a solid mass o
