Ohara Koson Japanese Woodblock Print Artists Proof Bull Headed Shrike For Sale

The original artist\'s proof of Ohara Koson\'s woodblock print of a Bull Headed Shrike looking at a Spider in it\'s web. Dated 1912. Engraved on cherry wood and vegetable dyed mulberry bark. 10 3/4 x 16 3/4 tall. No stains and little to no fading.Please ask us any questions concerning the condition and authenticity of this print. We have a no return policy stated unless the print is damaged on arrival or the item is not as described on our listing. This print has the stamped seals of Koson which we have authenticated. This is an original artist\'s proof, not a reproduction.
Koson was born Ohara Matao; it is thought that he started training in painting and design at the Ishikawa Prefecture Technical School in 1889–1893. He also studied painting with Suzuki Kason (1860–1919), although accounts differ on whether this happened during his school years or after he moved to Tokyo in the middle to late 1890s.In Tokyo, he produced some ukiyo-e triptychs illustrating episodes of the Russo-Japanese War, but most of his production was prints of birds-and-flowers (kachō-e). He worked at first with publishers Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeidō) and Matsuki Heikichi (Daikokuya), signing his work Koson. Starting around 1926, he became associated with the publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō, and signed his work Shōson. He also worked with the publisher Kawaguchi, signing his works Hōson.Through his association with Watanabe, Ohara\'s work was exhibited abroad, and his prints sold well, particularly in the United States. He was active designing prints until at least 1935, and died at his home in Tokyo in 1945.