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The full title of this beautiful ink-on-paper woodcut is 'Little Egret, Standing on One Leg in the Rain at Night'.<br/><br/> Originally from Kanazawa, Ohara Matao (1877-1945) studied in Tokyo in the 1890s under the artist Suzuki Koson. Matao later adopted his teacher's surname (a Japanese sign of graduation) and began specializing in woodcuts, most of his subjects chosen from nature. He particularly loved birds, and he designed over 450 wood-carved prints of various birds. Koson changed his name after 1910 to Shoson, and later to Hoson.
The Samui Archipelago was first ‘discovered’ as a budget traveler’s paradise back in the 1970s, but has since moved considerably upmarket. Together with Phuket, the main island of the group, Ko Samui, is Thailand’s premier beach resort, and is truly a lovely island.<br/><br/> The chief seaside destinations are Chaweng Beach on the island’s east coast and Lamai on the south coast. The island is ringed by a well-maintained metalled road, and the hilly interior is simply packed with more coconut trees than it seems possible to imagine.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.
Khao Sam Roi Yot became Thailand’s first coastal National Park in 1996. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) including steep limestone mountains riddled in places with caves, marshes, mangrove swamps, sandy beaches and shallow sea waters along the coast.<br/><br/> The name sam roi yot means ‘three hundred peaks’ and this refers directly to the many limestone outcrops and peaks that characterize the park, rising dramatically to heights of more than 650 meters (2,150 feet).<br/><br/> Much of the reserve is a home and refuge for a wide range of wildlife, including serow, barking deer, Malayan pangolin, palm civet, fishing cat, Malayan porcupine, Javan mongoose, Siamese hare and grey-bellied squirrels. Some of the park’s most charming denizens include the dusky langur and the slow loris, who share the environment with other better-known primates like the crab-eating macaque.<br/><br/> There are more than 300 species of bird, while dolphins can sometimes be seen in the surrounding waters.