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Print shows ships anchored offshore, with view of coastline and open sea.

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.

Format: full color woodblock print.

"Bunkio Matsuki 380 Boston Street Boston Japanese Fine Arts" circular seal is affixed to the back of the paper mount.

For another impression see: FP 2 - JPD, no. 1536 (B size).

Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Woodblock printing in Japan (木版画, moku-hanga) is a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e artistic genre of single sheets, but it was also used for printing books in the same period. Woodblock printing had been used in China for centuries to print books, long before the advent of movable type, but was widely adopted in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). Woodblock printing appeared in Japan at the beginning of Edo period, when Tokugawa shogunate was ruled by th​e Japanese society. This technique originated from China, where it was used to print books for many centuries. Its original name is ‘moku-hanga’ and it has a wide usage in artistic genre of ‘ukiyo-e’. As opposed to western tradition, where artists used oil-based inks for woodcuts, moku-hanga technique uses water-based inks. That is why those prints had colors so vivid, as well as glazes, and transparency. This collection describes Japanese printmaking different schools and movements. The most notable of them were: - From 1700: Torii school - From 1700-1714: Kaigetsudō school - From 1720s: Katasukawa school, including the artists Shunsho and Shuntei - From 1725: Kawamata school including the artists Suzuki Harunobu and Koryusai - From 1786: Hokusai school, including the artists Hokusai, Hokuei and Gakutei - From 1794: Kitagawa school, including the artists Utamaro I, Kikumaro I and II - From 1842: Utagawa school, including the artists Kunisada and Hiroshige - From 1904: Sōsaku-hanga, "Creative Prints" movement - From 1915: Shin-hanga "New Prints" school, including Hasui Kawase and Hiroshi Yoshida Woodblock prints were provided by the Library of Congress and cover the period from 1600 to 1980.

Koson Ohara (1877-1945) was a Japanese printmaker and painter who specialised in the traditional ukiyo-e style. He was born in Kanazawa, Japan and studied under the printmaker Suzuki Kason. Ohara became famous for his depictions of birds and flowers, which he depicted with great detail and a sense of realism. He was also known for his use of muted colours and delicate lines, which gave his prints a sense of calm and serenity. Ohara's works were highly sought after by collectors in Japan and abroad and he is considered one of the most important ukiyo-e artists of the 20th century.

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01/01/1900
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Ohara, Koson, 1877-1945, artist
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Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints from Library of Congress Collection. Woodcuts, which were made by moku-hanga technique from 1600 to 1980.

Koson Ohara (1877 - 1945)

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.
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japan coastlines night marines visual works japanese woodcuts color yugure hansen ukiyo e japanese woodblock prints prints 19th century history of japan sailing ships fine prints japanese pre 1915 koson ohara ultra high resolution high resolution woodblock prints japanese art meiji period artwork library of congress