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Ohara Koson
Lapwing on a Tree Stump
— Japanese Woodblock kachō-gac. 1920s
c. 1920s
$1,200
£913.80
€1,043.50
CA$1,686.15
A$1,850.03
CHF 974.50
MX$22,008.01
NOK 12,483.29
SEK 11,398.95
DKK 7,795.95
About the Item
Ohara Koson, 'Lapwing on a Tree Stump', color woodblock, c. 1920s. Signed 'Koson' in black ink with the artist’s red seal beneath, lower right. A superb, skillfully-inked impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove Japan paper; the full sheet with margins, barely visible foxing in the thin margins, otherwise in excellent condition. Stamped faintly MADE IN JAPAN in the bottom center margin, verso. Published by Daikokuya. Archivally sleeved, unmatted.
Image size 13 1/2 x 7 1/4 (343 184 mm); sheet size: 14 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (368 x 191 mm).
Provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate.
Published by Daikokuya.
A northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) stands on the end of a partially submerged tree stump, one leg raised as it scans the water for food. The clear purple accents on the wing and the soft orange on the underbelly of the bird signify that the colors of this impression are fresh and unfaded. Stamped faintly MADE IN JAPAN in the bottom center margin, verso, indicating that this work was printed and intended for export before WWII.
Literature: 'Crows, Cranes
Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson', Newland, Amy R.: Jan Perree
Robert Schaap, Leiden: Hotei Publishing, 2001, pg 179.
Collections: Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford (UK), British Museum (London).
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Koson Ohara (also Shōson and Hōson, 1877–1945) was one of the most renowned Japanese artists of early 20th-century kachō-ga (bird-and-flower pictures) woodblock printmaking. With meticulous detail, sensitive color, and a palpable reverence for flora and fauna, Koson helped bring the genre into the modern era.
Koson was born in Kanazawa with the given name Matao Ohara. He began his artistic career studying painting under the Shijō-style master Kason. Around the turn of the century, Koson was associated with the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, where he came into contact with Ernest Fenollosa, the American collector and scholar who played a central role in introducing Japanese art to Western audiences. Fenollosa encouraged and supported Koson’s efforts to bring his bird-and-flower imagery to American collectors.
Around 1905, Koson began producing woodblock prints. Between 1900 and 1912, he worked with several publishers and designed a series of Russo-Japanese War prints, reflecting the commercial demand for wartime imagery, as well as genre landscapes, though his primary focus remained kachō-ga. His earliest and rarest designs are notable for their narrow formats and soft, atmospheric color. Most of his early woodblock prints were signed or sealed Koson and were published by firms including Kokkeidō and Daikokuya. After 1912, he adopted the name Shōson and devoted himself primarily to painting.
A decade later, Koson returned to printmaking, a renewal that coincided with and significantly contributed to the Shin Hanga movement. In 1926, he began designing woodblock prints for the esteemed publisher Shōzaburō Watanabe. Around 1930, he adopted the name Hōson for designs collaboratively published by Sakai and Kawaguchi. During this later period, he also served in an advisory capacity to the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
Koson’s prints are held in major museum collections worldwide, including the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Freer Gallery of Art, the Harvard Art Museums, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Creator:Ohara Koson (1877 - 1945, Japanese)
- Creation Year:c. 1920s
- Dimensions:Height: 13.69 in (34.78 cm)Width: 7.13 in (18.12 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Myrtle Beach, SC
- Reference Number:Seller: 982221stDibs: LU532317295702
Ohara Koson
Ohara Koson was a prolific printmaker of the 20th century widely known for his kacho-ga, bird and flower prints. During his study with Kason, he took his artist name Koson, a partial adaptation of his teacher's name. Early in his career, many of Koson’s prints were muted in color and captured a sense of calmness and elegance. Koson’s depiction of birds are very realistic, the details of body and feathers in particular were always depicted with meticulous care.
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