Reimagining Ohara Koson's Bird Prints for Modern City LifeReimagining Ohara Koson's Bird Prints for Modern City Life
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LOVED THIS ONE! While exploring the Rijksmuseum's public domain collection, I fell for Ohara Koson's quiet woodblock prints of small birds and flowers on soft, misty skies.
I trained a custom Recraft Style on ten of his prints from 1900–1930, cropping away signatures and margins so only his gentle colors, delicate lines and generous empty space remained.
Then I asked: what if his birds moved to the city? I used the Style to design for everyday 2026 life, from a tram wrap and a full-sleeve tattoo to café umbrellas, a building mural and a pedestrian crossing painted as a lily pond.
A century later, Koson's birds are still finding new places to land.
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Lorena's avatar
🔥🔥🔥
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🔥 🔥 🔥
Denys's avatar
An interesting implementation.
Sabrina's avatar
well thank you! it kept me up all night thinking about the possiblities
Denys's avatar
Now you can take a well-deserved rest.
Sabrina's avatar
is this a suggestions or a threat? hahaha joking, or not 😂 😍
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