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Deer in Shallow Water
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:	Deer in Shallow Water
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1936 (circa)
	Date of this artwork?:	c1936 (may not be accurate)
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Not Set
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Not Set
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Mitsugiri
	Format (this edition):	Mitsugiri
	DB artwork code:	41410
	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: Thursday, 5 June 2008 Title Deer in Shallow Water Artist Koson Ohara 1877-1945 Biography Resume Signature 'Shoson'. Seal Artist's seal ('Shoson'). Dated Ca. 1936. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent - very good. Colors Excellent - very good … Fine gradations from blue water to orange background. Condition Excellent - very good … Slightly toned. Margins slightly soiled. Ink residues on the left bottom corner. Description Two deer venture out in a shallow water. Note "Made in Japan" stamped on verso. Width Item 15.4 inches = 39.0 cm Height Item 6.9 inches = 17.5 cm Literature Newland, Amy R.; Jan Perrée & Robert Schaap, "Crows, cranes & camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson", Leiden: Hotei Publishing, 2001, ISBN 90-74822-38-x, - pg.201, s41.3 Glossary Made in Japan
	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)