Landschap met zwerm vogels en torii
Ohara Koson
1887 - 1945
Medium
brush
Dimensions
h 36.5cm × w 18.5cm
Classification
painting
Museum
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About this artwork
Een landschap met een zwerm vogels, een tempelpoort (torii) temidden van een silhouet van naaldbomen.
About the Artist
Ohara Koson · 1877–1945
Ohara Koson (1877-1945) was the most successful ukiyo-e artist of the shin-hanga period, renowned for his mastery of kacho-e (bird-and-flower prints). Born in Kanazawa and dying in Tokyo, Koson produced approximately 500 prints during a prolific career that spanned the late Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa periods. His work exemplifies the shin-hanga movement's successful adaptation of traditional J...