Cockatoo and Pamegranate
by Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson

Original caretaker of this artwork: Asian Collection

	Artist:	Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson — 小原祥邨、小原古邨
	Title:	Cockatoo and Pamegranate
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1930 (in the decade of)
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Not Set
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Not Set
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Chuban
	Format (this edition):	Chuban
	DB artwork code:	29390
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist: Ohara Koson (1877-1945) Subject: White cockatoo and pomegranate. Signature: Shoson and artist seal Shoson. Date: ca. 1930 Publisher: Unknown Size: Chuban tate-e, 26x18 cm. Medium: Woodblock color print Remarks: Apparently a rare print, unrecorded in Amy Newland, Jan Perrèe, Robert Schaap, Crows, Cranes & Camellias the natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945. Leiden 2001.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Artist: Ohara, Shoson (1877-1945) Series: Kacho-e (wildlife print) Title or Subject: Cockatoo and Pamegranate Signature or Seal: Signature and seal Date or Circa: Not dated Paper Size: 10 x 7 inches Impression/Color/Condition: Good/Good/Good Description: Light toning, good state (Provenance: The Estate of Robert O. Muller)
	Artist Bio:	Ohara Koson (小原 古邨?, Kanazawa 1877 ? Tokyo 1945) was a Japanese painter and printmaker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, part of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement. He was born Ohara Matao; it is thought that he started training in painting and design at the Ishikawa Prefecture Technical School in 1889-1893. He also studied painting with Suzuki Kason (1860 ? 1919), although accounts differ on whether this happened during his school years or after he moved to Tokyo in the middle to late 1890s. In Tokyo, he produced some woodblock triptychs illustrating episodes of the Russo-Japanese War, but most of his production was prints of animals (kacho-ga). He worked at first with publishers Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido?) and Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya), signing his work Koson. Starting around 1926, he became associated with the publisher Watanabe Shozaburo, and signed his work Shoson. He also worked with the publisher Kawaguchi, signing his works Hoson. Through his association with Watanabe, Ohara's work was exhibited abroad, and his prints sold well, particularly in the United States. He was active designing prints until at least 1935, and died at his home in Tokyo in 1945. (from Wikipedia)