Blooming Lotus Flowers by Ohara Koson, 1920 south australia Kopili River

Kopili River

likely including parts of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)

Muldoon Road

and administrative boundaries as both navigational aids and reflections of the era’s infrastructure

is surrounded by the azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea

Blooming Lotus Flowers by Ohara Koson, 1920 south australia Kopili RiverBlooming Lotus Flowers by Ohara Koson (1920) is a tranquil masterwork of the shin hanga revival, where traditional ukiyo e techniques were reimagined for modern tastes. Koson (18771945) was acclaimed for kach ebird and flower subjects rendered with lyrical restraintand here he turns his attention to the lotus at full bloom. Rounded petals unfurl above broad, shield like leaves, their silhouettes layered to suggest a humid summer pond. The scene is