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Ohara Koson
Rabbits and the Moon — Showa, Pre WWII impression
1931

Name: 'Rabbits and the Moon' — Showa, Pre WWII impression
Brand: Ohara Koson
Rating: 5 (52 reviews)

Price:$2,200

About the Item

Ohara Koson, 'Rabbits and the Moon', color woodblock, 'oban tate-e', 1931. Signed 'Shoson' with the 'Shoson' red seal, lower left. A very fine impression, with pronounced woodgrain and fresh colors, on cream wove Japan paper; gaufrage (embossing) in the rabbit's fur, and fine bokashi (shading) in the sky and ground; in excellent condition. Published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with the 'C' seal (1929-1942) lower right margin, indicating a pre-WW II impression. Image size 14 1/4 x 9 7/16 inches (362 x 240 mm). Sheet size: 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches ( 387 x 260 mm). Archivally sleeved, unmatted. Literature: "Crows, cranes and camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson". Newland Amy; Jan Perrée Robert Schaap. Leiden: Hotei Publishing, 2001, pg. 202. An impression of this work is in the permanent collection of the Toledo Museum of Art. ABOUT THE ARTIST Koson Ohara (also Shoson and Hoson, 1877-1945) is the most renowned Japanese artist of early 20th-century kacho-e (bird-and-flower pictures) woodblock printmaking. With meticulous detail, sensitive color, and a palpable reverence for flora and fauna, Koson brought 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 Shijo-style master Kason. Around the turn of the century, Koson became a teacher at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, where he met Ernest Fenollosa, an American collector, scholar, and admirer of Japanese art and culture. Around 1905, Koson started to produce woodblock prints. Fenollosa, the curator of Japanese Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and an adviser to the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, persuaded Koson to export his bird prints to American art collectors. Between 1900 and 1912, Koson worked with several different publishers and designed a series of Russo-Japanese War prints, as well as genre landscapes, but his passion remained with kacho-e. His earliest and rarest designs are notable for their narrow formats and soft colors. All his woodblock prints were signed or sealed Koson—most of them published by Kokkeido and Daikokuya. After 1912, he changed his name to Shoson and dedicated himself to painting. Ten years later, Koson returned to printmaking, and in 1926, he began designing woodblock prints for the esteemed Shin Hanga publisher Shozaburo Watanabe. Koson changed his name once again, this time to Hoson, when he produced designs collaboratively published by Sakai and Kawaguchi around 1930. He also served as an adviser to the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. Koson’s prints can be found in many major museums worldwide, including the British Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Freer Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, LACMA collections, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Creator:
Ohara Koson (1877 - 1945, Japanese)
Creation Year:
1931
Dimensions:
Height: 14.25 in (36.2 cm)Width: 9.32 in (23.68 cm)
Medium:
Woodcut
Movement Style:
Showa
Period:
1930-1939
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Myrtle Beach, SC
Reference Number:
Seller: 981841stDibs: LU532311166822

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