Ohara Koson
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A colour wood block print by Ohara Koson, (1877-1945), 'Heron under moon' Japan.
Signed Koson, Seal Koson, published by Kokkeido, Kokkeido seal. Measurement print Naga-oban 21x50 cm. Measurement with frame 34x63.5 cm.
Provenance
Property of a private Swedish Collection. Purchased at Kitano Oriental Art, Karlavägen 22, Stockholm. From the exhibition Kacho-e 19th Nov-8th December 2002.
Literature
Amy Reigle Newland, Jan Perrée, Robert Schaap; Crows, Cranes & Camellias, the natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945. A print like this is depicted on page 42. The book accompanies the print.
More information
In Japan, herons are appreciated for their graceful movement and have long been a favourite subject for Japanese artists.
Designer
Ohara Koson (also Ohara Hōson, Ohara Shōson) was a Japanese painter and woodblock print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, at the forefront of shinsaku-hanga and shin-hanga art movements. Ohara Koson was famous as a master of kachō-e (bird-and-flower) designs. Throughout a prolific career, in which he created around 500 prints, he went by three different titles: Ohara Hōson (小原豊邨), Ohara Shōson (小原祥邨) and Ohara Koson.
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