Cinco pollitos
1900 - 1936
Ohara Koson captures an utterly adorable moment of chick drama: five fluffy white balls of fluff in a grassy meadow, with two of them locked in an intense tug-of-war over a single worm! The other three chicks watch with what can only be described as pure anticipation. Koson, a master of Japanese kacho-e (bird-and-flower prints), had an extraordinary talent for giving animals personality and charm. His delicate brushwork makes each chick look soft enough to pet, while the sweeping grasses in the background add a sense of gentle movement to the scene. This print is a perfect example of the shin-hanga (new prints) movement, which revived traditional woodblock printing in early 20th-century Japan with a fresh, naturalistic approach.
- Technique
- woodblock print
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