Blooming lotus flowers
1920 - 1930
Ohara Koson was a superstar of the shin-hanga movement, which gave traditional Japanese woodblock printing a modern makeover in the early 1900s. Notice how the pink lotus petals seem to glow against those massive, dark green leaves? That delicate color gradation wasn't painted by hand, but carved into wood blocks by master artisans. Koson actually started as a painter but switched to prints because they were more popular, and his nature scenes ended up being huge hits in America and Europe.
- Technique
- Woodblock print
- Material
- Paper
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