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Two Rabbits and Sun

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Two Rabbits and Sun
by Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson

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Artist: Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson 小原祥邨、小原古邨
Title: Two Rabbits and Sun
Series: 
Date of first edition?Not set
Publisher (first edition)?Kawaguchi 川口
Publisher (this edition)?Kawaguchi 川口
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Oban
Format (this edition): Oban
DB artwork code: 35843
Notes (first edition)?
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:


Title Grouchy Rabbits
provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate - first edition
Artist Koson Ohara 1877-1945
Signature Hoson
Seal hoson
Dated ca. 1930s
Publisher Kawaguchi
Medium/Technique Woodblock print
Impression excellent … (printing before World War II) crisp embossing on the fur
Colors excellent
Condition excellent - very good … light toning, the upper margin corners and the lower left margin corner lightly creased.
Description Grouchy rabbits and the watchful full moon.
Note Provenance: Robert O. Muller Collection - "Made in Japan" and "Kawaguchi" stamped on verso. Carver Maeda. Printer Komatsu.
Format Oban tate-e
Width Item 10.7 inches = 27.3 cm
Height Item 15.7 inches = 39.9 cm

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)

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