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Two Herons or Cranes feeding in the marshes
by Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson

	Artist:	Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson — 小原祥邨、小原古邨
	Title:	Two Herons or Cranes feeding in the marshes (given title; official title unknown)
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	Not set
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Chuban
	Format (this edition):	Chuban
	DB artwork code:	37785
	Notes (first edition)?:	Title Two Cranes Artist Koson Ohara 1877-1945 Description Two cranes are in a shallow water looking for food. Signature "Shoson". Seal Shoson. Dated 1930. Format Chuban Width Item 7.7 inches = 19.5 cm Height Item 11.0 inches = 28.0 cm
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Tuesday, 31 May 2005 This is a delightful original color woodblock by Japanese master,Ohara Shoson. It is of two Herons feeding in the marshes. It is signed by Shoson and also shows the Watanabe printer seal. This woodblock is tipped to a thicker card stock at the upper edge. The color is very nice and the white wings have embossing to the feathers. There is good bleedthrough from the inking visible from the back, the sheet is in good condition,no holes or stains. The image measures 9 3/4X6 3/4". We believe this to be a period print not a later restrike!
	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)