$600
Cicada on a Willow Tree
KOSON, Ohara
Woodblock print, or color woodcut, on Japan paper. As usual with blank paper at the top of the composition.With the artist’s red seal stamp in the...
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Ohara Koson (1877–1945), also known by the names Shōson and Hōson, was a master of the kacho-e genre—images of birds and flowers—within the broader tradition of shin-hanga, or "new prints." Under the guidance of publishers like Watanabe Shōzaburō, who was instrumental in promoting shin-hanga abroad, Koson created woodblock prints of birds, flowers, and small animals, merging the elegance of classical ukiyo-e with the aesthetic refinement of early 20th-century Japanese modernism. Widely collected in the West during his lifetime, especially by American audiences, Koson's works remain among the most iconic examples of early 20th-century Japanese printmaking.