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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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26lots offered2007–2026years recorded96%sold (24)$215Sign up free to seemedian price

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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

Ohara Koson’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Ohara Koson, Six Geese, woodblock print on paper
Six Geese
Austin Auction Gallery · Jul 12, 2026
$375Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Two Birds of Paradise on Branch, circa 1930, Woodblock Print on Paper
Two Birds of Paradise on Branch, circa 1930
DuMouchelles · Feb 20, 2026
$150Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Untitled, Woodblock Print on Paper, Ca. 1957-1989, "Five White Egrets in Snow"
Untitled
DuMouchelles · Dec 13, 2024
$375Sign up free to see
Myna on Magnolia Branch
Anderson & Garland · Dec 11, 2024
£110Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Nanteen Bush and Flycatcher in Snow, 1929, Woodblock in colors on wove paper
Nanteen Bush and Flycatcher in Snow, 1929
Bonhams · Sep 26, 2024
$384Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Crow on Snowy Branch, Woodblock print, laid
Crow on Snowy Branch
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Apr 23, 2024
$531Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Chrysanthemums and Running Water ("Kikura ni Ryusui"), circa 1931, Woodcut with colors published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Watanabe's seal is within artwork)
Chrysanthemums and Running Water ("Kikura ni Ryusui"), circa 1931
Sloans & Kenyon · Mar 21, 2024
$170Sign up free to see
Cockatoo and Pomegranate
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Aug 14, 2022
$284Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Two Macaws, Woodblock print signed and sealed "Shoson" and likely published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Two Macaws
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 20, 2022
$200Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Monkey on Tree Branch and Night Flight, Colored woodblock on paper
Monkey on Tree Branch and Night Flight
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Sep 30, 2020
$225Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Kaczki, Japonia, okres Showa, ok. 1930 r., 1930, drzeworyt, papier, 37
Kaczki, Japonia, okres Showa, ok. 1930 r., 1930
Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · May 20, 2020
PLN 850Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Oosterse vogel, Houtsnede op papier
Oosterse vogel
Twents Veilinghuis · Jun 28, 2019
€150Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Rândunele și ramuri de glicină, cca. 1926, xilogravură nishiki-e
Rândunele și ramuri de glicină, cca. 1926
Artmark · Jun 13, 2019
€200Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Roofvogel, Houtsnede op papier
Roofvogel
Twents Veilinghuis · Apr 5, 2019
€220Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Sikorka na gałęzi, Japonia, okres Showa, ok. 1930 r., 1930, drzeworyt barwny nishiki-e, papier, 37
Sikorka na gałęzi, Japonia, okres Showa, ok. 1930 r., 1930
Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · Mar 21, 2018
PLN 1,200Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, "Crow on Branch", Color woodcut print on paper, signed and sealed
"Crow on Branch"
Sloans & Kenyon · Dec 14, 2017
$300Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Chrysanthemum, Color woodblock print on paper, signed and sealed
Chrysanthemum
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 23, 2017
$70Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Swan, Woodblock print on paper, signed and sealed
Swan
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 24, 2017
$120Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Sikorka na gałęzi, Japonia, okres Showa (1926-1989), ok. 1930 r., 1930, drzeworyt barwny nishiki-e, 37
Sikorka na gałęzi, Japonia, okres Showa (1926-1989), ok. 1930 r., 1930
Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · Mar 30, 2017
PLN 1,100Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Flying Pheasant, Ink and color woodblock prints on paper, signed and sealed
Flying Pheasant
Sloans & Kenyon · Nov 12, 2016
$70Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Two Birds Under the Moon, Ink and color woodblock prints on paper, signed and sealed
Two Birds Under the Moon
Sloans & Kenyon · Nov 12, 2016
$100Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Geese woodcut x 23.5cm, print (other)
Geese woodcut x 23.5cm
Leonard Joel · Nov 13, 2014
A$440Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Night Hawk, Watercolor
Night Hawk
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 26, 2012
$110Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, "Two Birds and Bamboo", Ink and color on paper
"Two Birds and Bamboo"
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 11, 2007
$160Sign up free to see
Ohara Koson, Oosterse vogel, Houtsnede op papier
Oosterse vogel
Twents Veilinghuis · Apr 5, 2019

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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