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| Artist: | Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson — 小原祥邨、小原古邨 |
| Title: | Sparrow on Hydrangea |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1910 (in the decade of) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Mitsugiri
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| Format (this edition): | Mitsugiri |
| DB artwork code: | 45819 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title: Sparrow on Hydrangea
Artist: Koson Ohara 1877-1945
Description: A sparrow perches on a flowering Hydrangea. This design is considered as one of the best of Koson's designs.
Signature: 'Koson'.
Seal: Artist's seal ('Koson').
Dated: Ca. 1910 - 20's.
Medium/Technique: Woodblock print.
Note: Sometimes has a "Made in Japan" stamp on the verso.
Format: Mitsugiri-ban
Width Item: 7.5 inches = 19.0 cm
Height Item: 14.6 inches = 37.0 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.75, pl.52 |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Title: Sparrow on Hydrangea
Artist: Koson Ohara 1877-1945
Description: A sparrow perches on a flowering Hydrangea. This design is considered as one of the best of Koson's designs.
Signature: 'Koson'.
Seal: Artist's seal ('Koson').
Dated: Ca. 1910 - 20's.
Medium/Technique: Woodblock print.
Impression: Excellent - very good ... Wood grains visible on the background.
Colors: Excellent - very good.
Condition: Good ... Slightly toned. Light foxing spots. Top corners are slightly creased.
Note: "Made in Japan" stamped on the back.
Format: Mitsugiri-ban
Width Item: 7.5 inches = 19.0 cm
Height Item: 14.6 inches = 37.0 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.75, pl.52 |
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| 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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