Crows, Cranes & Camellias

The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945 : Japanese Prints from the Jan Perrée Collection

• Author(s): Amy Reigle Newland, Jan Perrée, Robert Schaap,
• Publisher: Hotei Publishing
• Pages: 208
• ISBN_10: 907482238X
  ISBN_13: 9789074822381
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General , Art / Asian / General , Art / Prints , Art / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals , Crafts & Hobbies / Printmaking & Stamping , History / Asia / Japan , Social Science / General , Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest ,

Description:... Little is known about the artist Ohara Koson (1877-1945), whose career bridged the era between the decline of the full-color woodblock print (nishiki-e) in the late 19th century/early 20th century and the emergence of the Shin-hanga ("new print") movement in the 1910s. An artist principally marketed abroad, Koson's bird-and-flower prints met with great success in the United States and Europe. He has only recently received attention in his native Japan following the discovery of important reference material including original sketches and paintings for his prints. "Crows, Cranes and Camellias: the natural world of Ohara Koson 1877-1945" is the first publication in a Western language to discuss his corpus of work, and it has drawn upon the private Jan Perrie Collection for inspiration. Including an overview of Koson's life and artistic career, augmented by a checklist of the majority of his work, select seals and signatures, this book is an invaluable source for Koson collectors. "Crows, Cranes & Camellias" accompanied an exhibition of Koson's work held at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam in 2001.