Scops Owl in Moonlight Frame:Black Wood unyielding

unyielding

and simplified facial forms draw from historical Japanese imagery while employing a modern

Crafted in the Neo Ukiyo style

and upright tail are rendered with expressive simplicity

Scops Owl in Moonlight Frame:Black Wood unyieldingBy Ohara Koson This elegant woodblock print depicts a scops owl poised on a branch beneath a crescent moon, its wings partially extended against a softly graded night sky. Created by Ohara Koson, the work reflects the shin hanga tradition through its precise linework, subtle colour accents, and careful balance of light and shadow, capturing both stillness and latent motion within the composition. In Japanese art, the owl is often associated with