Fishing Boats
by Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson

	Artist:	Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson — 小原祥邨、小原古邨
	Title:	Fishing Boats (given title; official title unknown)
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	circa 1910-1930
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Not Set
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Not Set
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	40904
	Notes (first edition)?:	OHARA KOSON Fishing Boats in the Setting Sun Date: c. 1910, signed and sealed Koson Size: oban approx. 14.75" x 10" Documentation: (K44.23) in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, illustrated on page 195 Rarely seen Koson seascape in very good condition showing fishing boats, one with a net, in the setting sun. Perhaps the rarest of Koson's landscapes.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Monday, 10 September 2007 Landscape Print: Fishing Boats Artist: Koson Format: Oban yoko-e: 10" x 14.5" approx Subject: One of Koson's scarcest designs, and one of his best landscapes - Fishing boats at dusk. Date: c.1920 Condition: Full size with large margins. Minor crinkling of paper at top. Generally fine fresh state. Colour: Fine Impression: Fine
	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)