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Ohara Koson Woodblock Heron on a Snow-covered Pole
Ohara Koson Woodblock Heron on a Snow-covered Pole
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  • Artist: KOSON (Shoson OHARA)
  • Title: "Heron on a Snow-covered Pole" (given name)
  • Date: ca1930's (pre-War printing)
  • Publisher: Kawaguchi & Sakai
  • Seal, Carver/Printer: Kawaguchi & Sakai "C-seal" (1931-1940's) lower/left margin
  • Medium: Japanese Woodblock Print
  • Image Size: 9 3/8 x 14 1/4
  • Impression: Very Fine. Superbly executed soft "bokashi" shading to heron, snow-covered areas, and background; light "gauffrage" to heron's outline and snow-covered grasses; soft "sujizuri" circles to grey sky background; highly detailed carving, crisp key-lines.
  • Condition: Very Good++ Strong colors. Clean front and verso; full original margins. (Two inch-long archival repairs lower/right; light wear; light age-mellowed toning.)

    Ohara Koson (1877-1945) was a Japanese painter and printmaker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and became a part of the shin-hanga ("New Prints") art movement in Japan. This movement was influenced by European Impressionism and its imagery focused on landscapes, women, and nature. Koson is well known for his serene images of animals and nature.

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