Water Squeaker by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:14x24in (36x60cm) Figeac (modern population: approx

Figeac (modern population: approx

Designed to complement a range of interiors

The Old Map of Carlow by Samuel Lewis

Early and somewhat speculative configurations of Australia and New Zealand coastlines

and Bamburgh Castle

Water Squeaker by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:14x24in (36x60cm) Figeac (modern population: approxWater Squeaker by Ohara Koson (18771945) is a lyrical Japanese woodblock print from around 1900 that distills the grace of a solitary water bird into a quiet moment of stillness. A leading figure of the shin hanga movement and heir to the ukiyo e tradition, Koson was revered for his birds and flowers prints (kach ga), where refined observation and elegant restraint meet. Here, a rounded, long legged wader steps through rippling grasses, the scene