Ohara Koson Woodblock Carp Leaping Up a Waterfal

Name: Ohara Koson Woodblock Carp Leaping Up a Waterfal
SKU: 58686932
Price: 1300 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

Artist: KOSON (Shoson OHARA)

Title: "Carp Leaping Up a Waterfall"

Date: 1935 (Undated, but published in 1935 per Blair--old.)

Provenance: Obtained from Robert O. Muller's Estate following his death (via dealer contact).

Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo

Seal, Carver/Printer: No marginal data (Blair).

Medium: Japanese Woodblock Print

Image Size: 9 3/8 x 10 3/4 ("shikishiban")

Impression: Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; crisp lines, highly detailed.

Condition: Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Full, original margins. Tiny "Made in Japan" stamped verso margin. (Few scattered faint spots (mostly bottom); slight creasing (bottom); slight wear.)

Ohara Koson (1877-1945) was a Japanese painter and printmaker of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and became a part of the shin-hanga ("New Prints") art movement in Japan. This movement was influenced by European Impressionism and its imagery focused on landscapes, women, and nature. Koson is well known for his serene images of animals and nature.

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