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Ohara Shōson
Scops Owl in Moonlightearly 1920s

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print of an owl with spread wings perched on a dark branch, amber eyes facing forward, with a crescent moon in the lower left against a gray ink-wash background

Ohara Shōson, Scops Owl in Moonlight, early 1920s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Chuck Bowdlear, Ph.D., and John Borozan, M.A., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ohara Shōson
Title
Scops Owl in Moonlight
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 1920s
Period
Taishō period (1912-1926)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 13 11/16 × 7 9/16 in. (34.77 × 19.21 cm) Sheet: 14 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (37.78 × 21.27 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck Bowdlear, Ph.D., and John Borozan, M.A.
Accession Number
M.2000.105.149
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art