Ohara Koson (also Ohara Hōson, Ohara Shōson) (Kanazawa 1877 – Tokyo 1945) 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.

The work of print artist Ohara Koson (1877-1945) mainly consists of prints of birds and flowers, characterized by their peaceful charm. This book about Koson is the first Western publication of his oeuvre of prints and paintings.

Ohara Koson's Signature as Shoson. Ohara Koson (小原 古邨, Kanazawa 1877 – Tokyo 1945) was a Japanese painter and print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, part of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement.

Ohara Koson (小原古邨, 1877-1945), also known as Shoson or Hoson, was a Japanese artist who lived from 1877 to 1945. He was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and is renowned for his work as a printmaker in the late Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods.

Ohara Koson (1877-1945) was the most famous shin hanga designer of bird and flower prints (kacho-e). He created prints under three different artist names (go): Ohara Hoson, Ohara Shoson and Ohara Koson. While he worked for a number of publishers, his most famous association was with the publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885-1962).

When looking at the collection of woodblock prints by Hashimoto Koei and Ohara Shōson, these motifs can be seen through their depiction of herons. Who were Ohara Shōson and Hashimoto Koei? Born in 1877, Ohara Koson first began training in Nihonga Japanese-style painting under the Maruyama-Shijō school.

Jan 5, 2001 · Koson Ohara is widely regarded as the foremost printmaker of kacho-e in the twentieth century. Kacho-e refers to Japanese prints depicting birds and flowers. Throughout his lifetime, his prints were extensively exported to the United States in significant numbers.

Ohara Shoson (Koson) was a Meiji-era painter and kacho-e (bird and flower) print artist born in 1877 in Kanazawa Prefecture. Ohara enrolled in the Tokyo Art School's Shijo painting division, where he studied kacho-e under Suzuki Kason and Ernest Fenollosa.

Under the name Koson made Russo-Japanese War prints in 1904 and many small kacho prints published by Matsuki Heikichi of Daikokuya for export. In 1912 changed name to Shoson and dedicated himself to painting but may have designed a …

Ohara Shôson (1877-1945, 小原祥邨), born Ohara Matao, also used the art names Ohara Koson (小原古邨) and Hôson (豊邨). It appears that he first became involved with art while attending the Ishikawa Prefecture Technical School (Ishikawa-ken Kyôgô Gakkô) in 1889-1893, although records corroborating this have not been located.