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A Heron on a Snowy Stump
by Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson

	Artist:	Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson — 小原祥邨、小原古邨
	Title:	A Heron on a Snowy Stump
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1930-1932
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Kawaguchi — 川口
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Kawaguchi — 川口
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Large Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	34694
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist: The artist is Ohara Koson. Koson also used the names Ohara Shoson and Ohara Hoson. Koson employed his Ohara Hoson signature on this print. Title: Heron on a snow-covered pole Date: c. 1930s Publisher: Kawaguchi Engraver: Maeda Printer: Komatsu Format: Oban (10 1/2" X 15 3/4") Comment: Hoson is one of the names used by Ohara Koson.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Offered here is a wonderful and Rare Japanese Shin-Hanga woodblock print of a Kingfisher by Ohara Shoson, the premier Japanese print artist of the birds & flower genre. This imposing print depicts a kingfisher resting on a wooden stump in snow with crab cages nearby. It bears the oval publisher stamp of Kawaguchi & Sakai in the bottom right corner of the margin and is circa late 20s or very early 30s. It measures 15 3/4" by 10 1/2". It is in Excellent condition with strong impression and color. The reverse has two old glue stains from the previous mounting.
	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)