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Raven in Spring

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Raven in Spring
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: Raven in Spring
Series: 
Date of first edition?1920 (in the decade of)
Date of this artwork?1920s (may not be accurate)
Publisher (first edition)?Matsumoto
Publisher (this edition)?Matsumoto
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Postcard
Format (this edition): Postcard
DB artwork code: 44272
Notes (first edition)?
JAPANESE WOOD BLACK PRINT

MATSUMATO PRINT WORKS NAGOYA JAPAN

SIZE IS 4 X 6

RAVEN IN A TREE

SIGNED and sealed Koson
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

JAPANESE WOOD BLACK PRINT

MATSUMATO PRINT WORKS NAGOYA JAPAN 1927-29

SIZE IS 4 X 6

RAVEN IN A TREE

SIGNED

VERY GOOD

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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