Crows, Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 907482238X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amy Reigle Newland received a Master of Arts degree in Art History from the University of Washington in Seattle and has since been active as a specialist editor and writer on Japanese prints. She is currently engaged for Hotei Publishing as General Editor of an academic encyclopaedia on Japanese prints. . He has (co-)authored numerous publications including major catalogues on Utagawa Kuniyoshi ans Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. Jan Perree, a retired architect, is a long time
. About the Author Amy Reigle Newland received a Master of Arts degree in Art History from the University of Washington in Seattle and has since been active as a specialist editor and writer on Japanese prints. She is currently engaged for Hotei Publishing as General Editor of an academic encyclopaedia on Japanese prints. Robert Schaap is a graphic designer and has been an avid collector of Japanese prints for over 20 years. He has (co-)authored numerous publications including major catalogues on Utagawa Kuniyoshi ans Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. Jan Perree,
Koson, Shoson or Hoson It is not offen, even in the world of Japanese woodblocks that one finds an artist with three different names but here he is. Family name - Ohara. Artist name - well, that depends on who was publishing his prints. He used the name "Koson" (taken from his teacher Suzuki Kason) in the early years when his works were published by Kokkeido and Daikokuya. When he worked with publisher Watanabe, he used "Shoson" and then finally "Hoson" for the prints published by Kawaguchi. This book has a brief but good review of hi. "Love Ohara Koson, but would have liked a better book" according to CrowDiddly. Instead of trying to include so many smaller photos of the artist's prints, I would have loved to see some larger photos. This is more of a catalog of Ohara Koson's work, instead of a great way to see the work in all it's glory.. Love Ohara Koson, but would have liked a better book CrowDiddly Instead of trying to include so many smaller photos of the artist's prints, I would have loved to see some larger photos. This is more of a catalog of Ohara Koson's work, instead of a great way to see the work in all it's glory.
Japan only recently honoured Koson with an exhibition, organized after the discovery of some valuable material, including many of his original paintings and sketches. This book about Koson is the first Western publication of his oeuvre of prints and paintings, based upon a private Dutch collection. Little is known about the print artist Koson, whose career commenced at a time when the Ukiyo-e print tradition was dying out and the shin hanga ("new print") movement had not yet begun. It provides all known information on the artist's life and work, his teachers and publishers, facs imiles of his signatures and seals and illustrations of an estimated 90 per cent of his total print output. The definitive book for Koson collectors.. He received little recognition in Japan but many of his prints of birds and flowers, characterized by their peaceful charm, were sold abroad, mainly in the United States and Europe, where things Japanese found an eager market