Ohara KOSON (1877–1945) taught at the Tokyo Art Academy after completing his studies. During his creative time he devoted himself to the Japanese color woodcut. Koson is one of the artists of the s hin-hanga (new prints). Shin-hanga, a Japanese woodcut art movement in which modern western influences are incorporated into traditional Japanese motifs, emerged at the beginning of the 20th century. Birds, flowers and nature motifs make up the majority of Koson’s motifs. From 1910 to 1912 the artist published flower pictures made using the traditional technique of color woodcut. The contrasts of the two-dimensional color tones give the pictures their three-dimensional effect. After 1912 Koson devoted himself to painting. His paintings appeared under his stage name Shōson. From the mid-1920s, Koson turned back to the color woodcut.
Ohara KOSON (1877–1945) taught at the Tokyo Art Academy after completing his studies. During his creative time he devoted himself to the Japanese color woodcut. Koson is one of the artists of the s hin-hanga (new prints). Shin-hanga, a Japanese woodcut art movement in which modern western influences are incorporated into traditional Japanese motifs, emerged at the beginning of the 20th century. Birds, flowers and nature motifs make up the majority of Koson’s motifs. From 1910 to 1912 the artist published flower pictures made using the traditional technique of color woodcut. The contrasts of the two-dimensional color tones give the pictures their three-dimensional effect. After 1912 Koson devoted himself to painting. His paintings appeared under his stage name Shōson. From the mid-1920s, Koson turned back to the color woodcut.
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