Ohara Koson
Monkey-moon
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Japanese art
Vijf zeemeeuwen boven onstuimige zee
Ohara Koson, 1900
Five gulls hold the air above a rough, restless sea in this small Japanese woodblock print by Ohara Koson.
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About this artwork
The title tells us what to look for: five sea gulls flying over a stormy sea. Ohara Koson made the print in Tokyo as a colour woodblock on paper. A black outline block gives the drawing its structure, and separate blocks add the colour. The sheet is small, about 25 by 17.5 centimetres. It dates from between 1900 and 1930. Koson worked at the forefront of the shinsaku-hanga and shin-hanga movements in Japanese printmaking, and the clean lines of this print belong to that tradition. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam holds this impression, which came to the collection as a gift in 2005.
On your wall: Its birds and sea suit a calm study, hallway or bedroom, and sit well in quiet, minimal rooms or alongside other Japanese-inspired pieces.
- Title
- Vijf zeemeeuwen boven onstuimige zee
- Artist
- Ohara Koson
- Year
- 1900
- Style
- Japanese art
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Text based on Wikimedia Commons.
About Ohara Koson
Ohara Koson was a Japanese painter and woodblock print designer who worked in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was a leading figure in the shinsaku-hanga and shin-hanga movements, which brought fresh life to the Japanese woodblock print tradition during his time.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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