Ohara Koson
Koson Ohara (Shōson) was a Japanese painter and woodblock print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a master of kacho-ga (“bird-and-flower pictures”). Throughout his prolific career, he created around 500 prints. With meticulous detail, soft color, and a palpable reverence for flora and fauna, Koson carried the genre into the modern era. The almost abstract design and the striking contrast of black and white made this print one of the artist’s most famous images.
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