Ohara Koson

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Moon behind plums

Ohara Koson ( Japanese 小 原 古邨 , real first name 又 雄 , Matao; in later years also Shōson ( 祥 邨 ) and Hōson ( 豊 屯 ); born February 9, 1877 in Kanazawa ; † 1945 ) was a Japanese painter who in one modernized Ukiyoe style dealing with classical subjects such as "flower and birds" ( 花鳥画 , kachō-ga ).

life and work

Ohara studied painting of the Nihonga direction under Suzuki Kason ( 鈴木 華 邨 , 1860-1919), from whom he took the 邨 for his stage name. He taught at the Tokyo Art Academy ( Tōkyō bijutsu gakkō ), the forerunner of the Tokyo University of the Arts . Ernest Fenollosa suggested that he turn to the woodcut. From 1910 he produced flower pictures under the name Koson. In 1912 he gave up designing prints, called himself Shōson and devoted himself to painting with all his energy.

In 1926 he returned to the design of prints with the classic theme of "flowers and birds", which were then produced in large numbers by the publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885–1962). In response to demand, Watanabe mainly sold the prints abroad, so that the Japanese who wanted to study him in the 1970s were dependent on imports from the USA

photos

  • Bird and persimmon

  • owl

  • pheasant

  • deer

  • Boats

  • cat

  • Parrot, 1926

  • crow

  • Swans, 1926

  • Vogel, 1936

Signed as

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Koson
  2. ↑ a b Hōson
  3. ↑ a b c Shōson

Remarks

  1. ↑ On the lantern you can find the inscription 火 用心 ( Hi [no] yōjin ), meaning “Watch out for fire!”.

literature

  • Smith, Lawrence: Modern Japanese Prints. 1912-1989. Cross River Press, 1994. ISBN 1-55859-871-5 .
  • Merrit, Helen: Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints. The Early Years. University of Hawaii Press, 1990. ISBN 0-8248-1200-X .
  • Laurence P. Roberts: A Dictionary of Japanese Artists. Weatherhill, 1976. ISBN 0-8348-0113-2 .

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Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Ohara is the family name, Koson the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Ohara, Koson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 小 原 古邨 (Japanese); Ohara Koson (real name); 小 原 又 雄 (Japanese, real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Kanazawa
DATE OF DEATH 1945