| Method | Woodblock (nishiki-e) |
| Artist | Ohara Koson [Shoson; Hoson] (1877-1945) |
| Published | c. 1930 |
| Dimensions | Ôtanzakuban [~15.6 x 6.7 inches] |
| Notes |
Seal: Shôson (S.c) Publisher: Watanabe References: Amy Reigle Newland, Jan Perree, and Robert Schaap, 'Crows, Cranes, and Camellias' (Leiden: Hotei Publishing, 2001), S7.4. A print depicting two mallard ducks on a pond. The female is diving under the water, the male is mid-flight and coming in to land on the water. 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: Some time toning to sheet. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £900.00 |
| Stock ID | 52370 |