Two Ohara Koson woodblock prints, Japan, 20th century.
Two swallows aiming for a bee, red seal 'Koson' and signature. Hosoban tate-e, 34 x 17.5 cm. Total measuremant including frame 36 x 19 cm.
Pheasantcouple on a branch in bloom, red seal 'Koson'. Hosoban tate-e, 34 x 17.5 cm. Total measurement including frame 36 x 19 cm.
Not examined out of frames. Stains and damages.
Ohara Koson (also Ohara Hōson, Ohara Shōson) 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. Ohara Koson was famous as a master of kachō-e (bird-and-flower) designs. Throughout a prolific career, in which he created around 500 prints, he went by three different titles: Ohara Hōson (小原豊邨), Ohara Shōson (小原祥邨) and Ohara Koson.
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