Mallards in Flight
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:	Mallards in Flight
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1934
	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):	Shikishi
	Format (this edition):	Shikishi
	DB artwork code:	44318
	Notes (first edition)?:	OHARA SHOSON (Koson) Mallards in Flight Date: 1934, published by Watanabe, signed and sealed Shoson Size: 9.875" x 11" Documentation: Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: OHARA SHOSON (Koson) Mallards in Flight Date: 1934, published by Watanabe, signed and sealed Shoson Size: 9.875" x 11" Condition: VG, minor flaws as shown, uncirculated print, never framed; "Made in Japan" is stamped in the bottom margin on verso Impression: Fine, tight registration and solid key lines Color: Fine, deep saturated color and bleed through to verso Provenance: from the estate of Robert O. Muller Rarely seen shikishi-sized print of mallard ducks in flight from the R.O. Muller estate.
	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)