| Method | Woodblock (nishiki-e) |
| Artist | Ohara Koson [Shoson; Hoson] (1877-1945) |
| Published | c.1936 (c. 1946 impression) |
| Dimensions | Ôban tate-e [~15.6 x 10.7 inches] |
| Notes |
Artist signature: Shoson Artist Seal: Shoson Publisher: Watanabe Reference: 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.208, S26.1. A rare variant printing of an unusual Koson print of a Siberian bluechat next to a flowering peony sheltered by a snow-covered straw structure. The bright pink peony is seen to the right, the dark green of the leaves and the bright pink flower contrasting against the grey of the inside of the straw shelter. The pure black background is broken up with a light snow fall and the yellow and green of the bluechat's feathers. Ohara Koson (1877-1945) was born in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture in the North of Japan with the given name Ohara Matao. He studied painting as a student of Suzuki Koson, whose name he adopted as his artist name. During his career he changed his name to Shoson and Hoson. Ohara Shoson or Ohara Hoson or the other way round as Shoson Ohara or Hoson Ohara, are variations of his name that he also used throughout his career. Kacho-e is the Japanese word for prints of birds and flowers and Koson is the best-known printmaker for kacho-e in the twentieth century. His prints were exported in large numbers to the United States. Condition: One pinhole to left margin. |
| Framing | framed |
| Price | £1,000.00 |
| Stock ID | 53027 |