Two Playing Dogs by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:24x24in (60x60cm) poised in easy companionship

poised in easy companionship

Issued by Shell Oil Company as a spirited visitor’s guide to the Games

commonly known as the Philadelphia Vireo

Visual representation of trade routes and significant trails

a civilian aircraft adapted for military use during World War Two

Two Playing Dogs by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:24x24in (60x60cm) poised in easy companionshipTwo Playing Dogs by Ohara Koson (woodblock print, 1900) captures a lively, intimate moment with the elegant restraint of Japanese ukiyo e. Koson (18771945), celebrated for his refined kach e bird and flower prints, extends his keen eye for natural behavior to domestic animals here. Created during a period when traditional woodblock methods were being subtly adapted to modern tastes, this scene turns a fleeting scrap of everyday life into a poised,