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Do you know how MMoCA’s permanent collection started? In this short video Eleanor Pschirrer-West, MMoCA’s Assistant Curator, explores Bird and Blossom, diving into the importance of these prints historically and in the creation of MMoCA’s permanent collection. Learn more about the techniques like bokashi and karazuri that were used to create these Japanese woodblock prints, and dive deeper into the symbolism behind the subject matter.

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IMAGE CREDITS
Koson Ohara, “Blue Robin on a Maple Branch” (detail). Woodblock, 14 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches. Bequest of Rudolph and Louise Langer, Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Koson Ohara, “Wagtail on a Snowy Bough” (detail). Woodblock, 13 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches. Bequest of Rudolph and Louise Langer, Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Koson Ohara, “Hawk in Snow” (detail), 1926. Woodblock, 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Bequest of Rudolph and Louise Langer, Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Utagawa Hiroshige, “Canary and Clematis” (detail), 1920. Woodblock, 13 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches. Bequest of Rudolph and Louise Langer, Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Koson Ohara, “Egret on Snow-Covered Branch” (detail). Woodblock, 14 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches. Bequest of Rudolph and Louise Langer, Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Koson Ohara, “Bull-Headed Shrike Looking at a Spider” (detail). Woodblock, 13 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Gift of Louise Langer, Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Shoson Ohara, "Flycatchers in Snow" (detail), 1929. Woodblock, 14 1/4 x 9 ½ inches. Gift of Louise Langer, Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Shoson Ohara, "Two Barn Swallows and Insect" (detail). Woodblock, 13 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Gift of Louise Langer, Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Utagawa Hiroshige, “Bluebird on a Hollyhock” (detail), 1835. Woodblock, 15 1/8 x 5 1/8 inches. Bequest of Rudolph and Louise Langer, Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Utagawa Hiroshige, “Mandarin Ducks” (detail), 1835. Woodblock, 13 x 4 3/8 inches. Bequest of Rudolph and Louise Langer, Collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Photographed by C. A. Thompson. May 25, 1954.

(l. to r.) Mrs. Langer, Art Center director Joseph Wilfer, assistant curator Marian Kane, curator and board member Janet Ela.