Kingfisher Over Water
Kingfisher Over Water (Alcedo atthis) — Ohara Koson · c. 1910.
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Where it works
Koson's kingfisher, a blue-green and rust bird on a bare twig looking down at pale rippled water, a square print set on cream with a caption. Small and quiet, it belongs in a bathroom or beside a reading chair on white or sage walls at 12×18 in natural wood, with his Praying Mantis.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- teal, terracotta, cream, grey
- Mood
- calm, minimal
- Rooms
- bathroom
- Good gift for
- anglers, yoga lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. A slim black or natural wood frame right to the plate edge; the plate's own margin frames the subject.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
