Artist, style of: Isoda Kory?sai, Japanese, active ca. 1764¡V88, White Heron and Willow?Tree, 18th?century, Polychrome woodblock print, unframed: 9 3/4 ¡Ñ 7 1/8 in. (24.8 ¡Ñ 18.1 cm), Although not as well known as some other printmakers of the eighteenth century, Isoda Kory?sai is said to be the most productive artist of his time. This wintry scene of a heron resting on a snow-covered willow tree falls into the category of kach?-ga, the flower-and-bird paintings for which Kory?sai is known. The stylized form of the rusty-orange colored cloud is also associated with Kory?sai¡¦s oeuvre. Looking out at the audience, the finely plumed heron raises one of its legs and stands quietly on the snow-covered tree trunk. Behind the trunk, yellow chrysanthemums are bravely in bloom despite the freezing scene, expressing the virtue of perseverance venerated especially among the literati?circle. , Japan, Japanese, Edo period?(1615¡V1868), Works on Paper -?Prints