Ohara Koson (1877–1945)
Japanese painter and woodblock print designer Created by: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine Dated: 1877Ohara Koson (1877–1945) was a Japanese painter and woodblock print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, part of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement.
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.