Ohara Koson (1877-1945) Japanese

  • Ohara Koson (1877-1945), Heron in snow, circa 1930
    Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
    Heron in snow, circa 1930
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Hoson'
    Artist's seal: 'Hoson'
    Publisher: Kawaguchi (seal lower right margin)
    Sealed: 'Komatsu' (printer) and 'Maeda' (carver) lower left margin
    Vertical oban:
    40 x 27 cm. (15 ¾ x 10 ⅝ in.)
    £ 1,600.00
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  • Ohara Koson (1877-1945), Cockatoo and Pomegranate, circa 1927
    Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
    Cockatoo and Pomegranate, circa 1927
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Shoson'
    Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
    Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'C', consistent with printing 1927-32)
    Vertical oban:
    38.5 x 26.2 cm. (15 ⅛ x 10 ¼ in.)
    £ 1,800.00
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  • Ohara Koson (1877-1945), Two flycatchers feeding on nandina berries in snow, 1929
    Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
    Two flycatchers feeding on nandina berries in snow, 1929
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Shoson'
    Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
    Date: 1929
    Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'C", consistent with printing 1927-32)
    Vertical oban:
    38.8 x 26 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ¼ in.)
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  • Ohara Koson (1877-1945), Two swimming geese, 1928
    Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
    Two swimming geese, 1928
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Shoson'
    Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
    Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo, Hotei seal 'D' (consistent with printing 1929-42)
    Horizontal oban:
    25.8 x 38.6 cm. (10 ⅛ x 15 ¼ in.)
    £ 500.00
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  • Ohara Koson (1877-1945), Carp and water plants, 1926
    Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
    Carp and water plants, 1926
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Shoson'
    Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
    Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo, Hotei seal 'B' (consistent with printing 1924-30), the earliest type of Watanabe seal for this design
    Vertical oban:
    39 x 26.1 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ¼ in.)
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  • Ohara Koson (1877-1945), Herons in a stream in moonlight, 1926
    Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
    Herons in a stream in moonlight, 1926
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Shoson'
    Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
    Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo, Hotei 'E' seal (consistent with printing between 1931-41)
    Vertical oban:
    38.4 x 26 cm. (15 ⅛ x 10 ¼ in.)
    £ 1,400.00
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  • Ohara Koson (1877-1945), Two goldfish, 1926
    Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
    Two goldfish, 1926
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Shoson'
    Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
    Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'B', consistent with printing 1924-30, the earliest type of Watanabe seal for this print)
    Vertical oban:
    39.1 x 26 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ¼ in.)
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  • Ohara Koson (1877-1945), Two Goldfish, 1926
    Ohara Koson (1877-1945)
    Two Goldfish, 1926
    Woodblock print
    Signed: 'Shoson'
    Artist's seal: 'Shoson'
    Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei seal 'E', consistent with printing 1931-41)
    Vertical oban:
    39.1 x 26.6 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ½ in.)
    £ 1,200.00
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