Crows in Moonlight
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:	Crows in Moonlight
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1927
	Date of this artwork?:	Postwar edition (may not be accurate)
	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):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	39889
	Notes (first edition)?:	Title Crows in Moonlight Artist Koson Ohara 1877-1945 Signature Shoson Seal artist's seal (shoson) Dated 1927 Publisher Watanabe Description "Crows in Moonlight". Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Format Oban tate-e Width Item 10.2 inches = 25.8 cm Height Item 15.4 inches = 39.0 cm
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Impression excellent - very good … woodgrains visible on the background. Colors excellent - very good Condition very good … slight toning, the margins lightly creased, the lower area slightly creased and soiled. Note "Made in Japan" on a sticker pasted on the back. No Watanabe copyright seal.
	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)