Kingfisher with Lotus Flower by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:47x70in (120x178cm) Frederic Edwin Church’s Mount Chimborazo

Frederic Edwin Church’s Mount Chimborazo Shown From Riobamba

The scene’s quiet drama draws you in

or the Upper City

a historically significant area

capturing the snow-capped Ecuadorian volcano as it looms above a glowing

Kingfisher with Lotus Flower by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:47x70in (120x178cm) Frederic Edwin Church’s Mount ChimborazoKingfisher with Lotus Flower by Ohara Koson is a serenely poised woodblock print first published around 1900, at the cusp of Japans late Meiji and early Taish eras. A master of kach ebird and flower printsKoson distilled nature into scenes of quiet harmony, translating close observation into refined design. Here, a jewel toned kingfisher pauses among lotus blooms, an image that bridges the classical ukiyo e tradition with the fresh sensibility that