True Flies (Diptera, Plate 16) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:18x24in (45x60cm) Ohara Koson (also known as

Ohara Koson (also known as Shōson) was celebrated for kachō-ga—bird-and-flower subjects rendered with extraordinary sensitivity

guiding the viewer to nuances of scale

making each piece unique

Paris-based designer who helped define Art Nouveau across posters

True Flies (Diptera, Plate 16) by Frederick DuCane Godman, 1879 Size:18x24in (45x60cm) Ohara Koson (also known asInsecta Diptera Pl. 16 (1879) by Frederick DuCane Godman captures the Victorian fascination with natural history at its most meticulous. Created as part of a larger scientific endeavor focused on the order Dipteratrue fliesthis zoological plate arranges multiple specimens with taxonomic clarity rather than drama. The result is a calm, scholarly composition that makes visible the tiny anatomical cues that distinguish one fly from another, a hallmark of