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Rooster and Hen
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:	Rooster and Hen
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1912 (circa)
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Nishinomiya Yosaku
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Nishinomiya Yosaku
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Large Oban
	Format (this edition):	Large Oban
	DB artwork code:	45469
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist: Koson Title: Rooster and Hen Seals: Koson Medium: Woodblock Print Date: c. 1912 Size (HxW): 17" x 10.25" Signature: Koson Notes: Subject illustrated in color pg 101 #86 (Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945 by Newland, Perree and Schaap)
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: For sale is a Japanese woodblock print by Ohara Koson titled ROOSTER AND HEN. Size is 11" by 17 1/4" on fine washi, publisher is Nishinomiya, 1930s. Condition is excellent, no fading, mat lines or creases, tiny tape remnants top corners reverse side, fine wood grain in sky and embossing in the background.
	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)