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| Artist: | Shoson Ohara (1877-1945)- Koson — 小原祥邨、小原古邨 |
| Title: | Fishing Boats (given title; official title unknown) |
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| Date of first edition?: | circa 1910-1930 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 46018 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
OHARA KOSON
Fishing Boats in the Setting Sun
Date: c. 1910, signed and sealed Koson
Size: oban approx. 14.75" x 10"
Documentation: (K44.23) in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, illustrated on page 195
Rarely seen Koson seascape in very good condition showing fishing boats, one with a net, in the setting sun. Perhaps the rarest of Koson's landscapes. |
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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:
OHARA KOSON
Fishing Boats in the Setting Sun
Date: c. 1910, signed and sealed Koson
Size: oban approx. 14.75" x 10"
Condition: VG, minor flaws as shown
Impression: Fine, solid key lines, nice surface texture, tight registration
Color: Fine, deep saturated color and bleed through to verso
Documentation: (K44.23) in Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945, illustrated on page 195
Rarely seen Koson seascape in very good condition showing fishing boats, one with a net, in the setting sun. Perhaps the rarest of Koson's landscapes. |
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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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