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a notable figure in the Fauvism movement

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Deer Under the Moon by Ohara Koson, 1877 Size:32x70in (80x178cm) the map converts names intoDeer Under the Moon by Ohara Koson invites the viewer into a quiet nocturne where a solitary deer pauses beneath a luminous moon. Koson (18771945) was a leading artist of the shin hanga movement, celebrated for wildlife and bird and flower subjects rendered with extraordinary subtlety. Though this work is a woodblock print, its spare composition, atmospheric gradients, and meditative mood draw on the spirit of ink wash (sumi e) aesthetics,