Ohara Koson (1877-1945) Japanese

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.)
£1600 (plus 5% tax for UK buyers)

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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.)
£1800 (plus 5% tax for UK buyers)

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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
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 (plus 5% tax for UK buyers)

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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.)
£1500 (plus 5% tax for UK buyers)

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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.)
£1400 (plus 5% tax for UK buyers)

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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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