Ohara Koson, Leaping Carp

Ohara Koson

Japanese · 1877–1945 · Painter, Printmaker

Ohara Koson was a Japanese painter and woodblock print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, at the forefront of shinsaku-hanga and shin-hanga art movements. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ohara Koson, Crow on Snowy Branch, Woodblock print, laidCrow on Snowy BranchJackson's International Auctioneers · $531≈ £428≈ €497Sign up to see
  2. Ohara Koson, Geese woodcut x 23.5cm, print (other)Geese woodcut x 23.5cmLeonard Joel · A$440≈ $385≈ £244≈ €309Sign up to see
  3. Ohara Koson, Nanteen Bush and Flycatcher in Snow, 1929, Woodblock in colors on wove paperNanteen Bush and Flycatcher in SnowBonhams · $384≈ £287≈ €344Sign up to see

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Ohara Koson was a Japanese painter and woodblock print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, at the forefront of shinsaku-hanga and shin-hanga art movements.

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Born 1877, KanazawaDied 1945, TokyoOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q2585236 ↗ULAN 500331236 ↗Museum works 2

Nihonga

Also known as Hoson, Koson, Koson Ohara, Ohara Hōson, Ohara Matao, Ohara Shoson, Shôson

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Ohara Koson, Leaping Carp
Leaping Carp1910
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
Ohara Koson, Dancing Fox
Dancing Fox1900–1910s · Color woodcut
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Delbert Gutridge, CMA Registrar 196…

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