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Dancing Fox
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In this whimsical Japanese color woodcut, a fox holds a giant green leaf on its head and dances on its hind legs in the rain. A prolific printmaker, Ohara Koson created hundreds of <em>kachōga</em>, a genre encompassing images of nature. Translating characteristics of traditional Japanese painting into color woodcuts, Koson depicted flowers, insects, fish, birds, and mammals. Dancing Fox is one of a few in which he imagined a lighthearted scenario.
| Artist / Maker | Ohara Koson |
|---|---|
| Date | 1900–1910s |
| Medium | Color woodcut |
| Department | Japanese Art |
| Type |
About the Artist
BiographyOhara Koson (1877–1945) — Japanese painter and printmaker (1877-1945).Ohara Koson worked as printmaker and painter and is associated with Japan. Their documented life spans the years 1877 to 1945, born in Kanazawa, died in Tokyo. Their work is linked to Nihonga.Disciplinesprintmaker, painterBorn1877, KanazawaDied1945, TokyoNationalityJapanMovementNihongaSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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