Koson Ohara

An original Japanese woodblock depicting two elegant carp fish by Japanese printmaker, Ohara Koson. Koson has effortlessly captured a sense of stillness and beauty in this simplistic...

Ohara Koson, 'Hollyhock and Dragonflies', color woodblock, 'oban tate-e', 1934.

Koson was born in Kanazawa with the given name Matao Ohara.

Ohara Koson, 'Wading Egret', color woodblock print, c. 1900-1910.

Two tits (Parus varius) perch on blades of grass, their plumage bright against a misty background. This is a very early Koson-signed design, made before the 1923 earthquake. Excellen...

Signature: Koson C; Seal: K. 6 Format: o-tanzaku Publisher: Daikokuya, Sample Book No. 11 Crows, Cranes & Camellias K.29.11 Sheet: 14 1/2 x 7 1/2"; Image: 13 7/16 x ...

It is the same artist. Koson Ohara died in 1945 in Tokyo. Ohara Koson was the most famous shin hanga designer of bird and flower prints (kacho-e).

It is the same artist. Koson Ohara died in 1945 in Tokyo. Ohara Koson was the most famous shin hanga designer of bird and flower prints (kacho-e).

It is the same artist. Koson Ohara died in 1945 in Tokyo. Ohara Koson was the most famous shin hanga designer of bird and flower prints (kacho-e).

It is the same artist. Koson Ohara died in 1945 in Tokyo. Ohara Koson was the most famous shin hanga designer of bird and flower prints (kacho-e).

Ohara Koson was the most famous shin hanga designer of bird and flower prints (kacho-e).

Housed in a 20 x 16-inch archival mat. Koson Ohara was born in 1877 in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture in the North of Japan with the given name Ohara Matao.

Woodblock print in colors on paper. realized by Ohara Koson (also known as Shoson or Hoson, 1877–1945) Japan, Taisho–early Showa period (circa 1910s–1920s).

Ohara Koson (1877-1945), 'Eagle on Snow Covered Pine', color woodblock print, c. 1905.

Ohara Koson, 'Wading Egret', color woodblock, c. 1900 - 1910.

Ohara Koson, 'Rabbits and the Moon', color woodblock, 'oban tate-e', 1931.

Ohara Koson, 'Egrets on a Snowy Night', color woodblock, 1927.

About the Artist Koson Ohara was born in 1877 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, located in northern Japan, under the name Ohara Matao.

Ohara Koson, 'Lapwing on a Tree Stump', color woodblock, c. 1920s.

Ohara Koson, 'Swallow over the Ocean Waves", color woodblock print, c. 1920s.

Ohara Koson, 'Cockatoo on Pomegranate', color woodblock print, 1927.

Lifelike portrait of a great tit in flight, flowering wisteria cascading from above. An excellent design in the rarer oversized naga-oban format. Published by Kokkeido ca 1920s. Exce...

An orange-and black flycatcher has perched on a rose mallow branch. The bird watches a spider descending on its filament with great interest. With the Watanabe seal that was in use d...

A crow perches on a snow-covered willow branch, the bright orange sky that indicates dawn creating a bold contrast. Corvus corone (the carrion crow) is a commonly seen bird in Japan,...

Two white egrets at the edge of a pond are illuminated by a crescent moon rising above a stand of delicately silhouetted, windswept reeds. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cr...

Signed Shoson Format: oban Publisher: Watanabe (6 mm seal) Reference: Crows, Cranes & Camellias, S7.2 Sheet: 14 5/8 x 15 3/8" Image: 9 3/8 x 10 1/4"

Two white rabbits under a flowering clover bush with the full moon overhead. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove Japan paper; pronounced wood grain in the sky and gau...

Three plovers rest on a rock by the seaside as a crescent moon appears in the early evening sky. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove Japan paper; in excellent conditi...

Five egrets find companionship on a snowy night. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove Japan paper; pronounced gaufrage (embossing) in the birds’ white plumage; in exce...

Two bar-tailed Godwits rest in shallow water sheltered by reeds. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove Japan; slight skinning reinforced with Japan paper in the top rig...

Muller remembered buying prints by Koson Ohara for just 28 cents each, as noted in the book "Crows, Cranes & Camellias."

Muller remembered buying prints by Koson Ohara for just 28 cents each, as noted in the book "Crows, Cranes & Camellias."

He created lyrical, finely designed kacho-ga (flowers and birds) for Watanabe until 1926 when the now-renowned Ohara Koson became Watanabe’s principle Kacho-ga artist.

Artist: Koson Ohara (1877-1945) [signed Hōson] Title: Flowering Water Lilies Publisher: Kawaguchi Bijutsusha Date: 1930 Dimensions: 26 x 37.2 cm Koson's water lilies in various st...

Artist: Ohara Koson (1877-1945) Title: Two Sparrows in a Rain Shower Date: Early 20th century Publisher: Daikoku-ya 31.8 x 18.2 cm Ohara Koson was a prolific printmaker of the twen...

Artist: Ohara Koson (1877-1945) Title: Two Copper Pheasants in the Snow Date: Early 20th century Publisher: Daikoku-ya 36.3 x 19 cm Two Japanese copper pheasants wander in a snow c...

Artist: Koson Ohara (1877-1945) Title: Bunting Perched on a Camellia Branch Publisher: Daikoku-ya Date: Late 19th century Dimensions: 18.8 x 37.1 cm Condition: Slight discolouration ...

Artist: Ohara Koson (1877-1945) Title: Copper Pheasant Perching on Branch Date: Early 20th century Publisher: Daikoku-ya ?

Artist: Ohara Koson (1877-1945) Title: Redstars Perched on a Cherry Tree Branch Date: Early 20th century Publisher: Daikoku-ya 34.6 x 18.1 cm This spring scene depicts two redstar...

Japanese Kano School Edo period two-panel screen depicting flowering prunus and bamboo on a rock formation, with colorful birds next to a body of water. Vivid mineral pigments on a g...

Kawase Hasui, 'The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama),' from the series Collected Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fûkei shû II Kansai hen), woodb...

Shunga is an original artwork realized in the 1850s by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Making love in the winter on a terrace, behind the couple stone sculpture of the Jizo-Bosatsu. ...

A Japanese woodblock print by Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950), entitled "Toshogu Shrine", The vertical oban format print was made in Showa 12th year (1937). On the left margin in grey in...

This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....

A poetically ambient Japanese woodblock print by Shiro Kasamatsu (1898-1991). Entitled "Kasumu Yube, Shinobazu Chihan" (Misty Evening at Shinobazu Pond), the print is one of the best...

A wonderful image titled "Sarusawa Pond (Sarusawa ike)" by one of Japan's finest 20th-century artists and one of, if not the greatest working artist in the Shin-Hanga movement. Yoshi...

An exceptionally rare diptych set of silkscreen/woodblock prints by celebrated Japanese American (Hawaiian) artist Mayumi Oda. This set is titled "Sea Goddess" and is from her reve...

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858) Series: Pictures of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces Number: 5: Settsu Province: Sumiyoshi, Idemi Beach Medium: Woodblock Print D...

A wonderful image titled "Maruyama Park in Kyoto (Maruyama kôen)" by one of Japan's finest 20th century artist and one of, if not the greatest working artist in the Shin-Hanga moveme...

Shoko Uemura, 'Inside the Flowers (Java Sparrow and Peach Blossoms)', color woodcut, c. 1950s, edition 300. Signed in ink with the artist’s red seal beneath. A superb impression, wit...

Flower in Vase (Summer) Color woodblock, c. 1950 Signed "B. Ohno" lower right (see photo) Sealed lower right (see photo) Series: Flowers of the Four Seasons Carver: Matsuda Printer: ...