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Two wild ducks flying in front of the moon
by Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson

Original caretaker of this artwork: The Art of Japan

	Artist:	Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson — 小原祥邨、小原古邨
	Title:	Two wild ducks flying in front of the moon
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1910 (circa)
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Self
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Self
	Medium (first edition):	Painting (on silk/fabric)
	Medium (this edition):	Painting (on silk/fabric)
	Format (first edition):	Mitsugiri
	Format (this edition):	Mitsugiri
	DB artwork code:	44744
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist Koson Title Two wild ducks flying in front of the moon Date c. 1910 Format Tanzaku (7 1/2" X 14 1/4") Comment Painting on silk; small tear at top This is the painting for the print numbered K7.10 in Crows, Cranes and Camellias
	Notes (this edition)?:
	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)