Ohara Koson

Ohara Koson (1877–1945) was a Japanese printmaker and painter.

Also recorded as Koson Ohara; Ohara Hōson; Ohara Shoson; Ohara Shōson.

Ohara Koson in brief

Born
1877
Died
1945
Known for
printmaker and painter
Place of birth
Kanazawa
Contents

Overview

Recorded at birth as 小原又雄.

Born at Kanazawa in 1877, died at Tokyo in 1945.

In detail

training under Suzuki Kason is recorded.

The authority associates the name with Nihonga.

Work by Ohara Koson is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Library of Congress and Rijksmuseum.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Ohara Koson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2585236: Ohara Koson

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Elsewhere in Prints

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