Crow on a Snowy Branch, 1900
Ohara Koson
A lone crow on a snow-laden branch against a warm dawn sky.
A single black crow hunched on a snow-laden branch against a warm dawn sky — Ohara Koson distils an entire winter mood into a few sure strokes. His early-1900s bird-and-flower prints pair Japanese economy with a stillness that reads as effortlessly modern décor.
What you're looking at
One black shape, one branch, one warm sky. Nothing else in the picture at all. The crow is printed as a flat silhouette with the barest indication of feather, and the snow on the branch is the bare paper left unprinted.
On a Frame TV
About 5:9 — considerably taller than a Frame is deep. Matted file, and expect a good deal of mat around it. Very simple and high contrast, so it holds up at small size and in any light.
- 4K master file (3840px+)
- Samsung Frame TV–ready crop
- Phone wallpaper crop
- Printable art card
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