Ohara Koson (Shoson) (Japanese, 1877–1945). Carp and Wisteria, Showa period, 1927. Color woodblock print on paper, 37.5 x 27 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace, 2007.32.83 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Ohara Koson (Shoson) (Japanese, 1877–1945). Cockatoo and Pomegranate, Showa Period, 1930–1939. Color woodblock print on paper, 25.4 x 17.8 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti, 82.186.3 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum).

Ohara Koson (Shoson), Japanese, 1877–1945, Goose in Flight with Moon, Showa Period, 1930–1939. Color woodblock print on paper, 37.8 x 17.5 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti, 77.264.5 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Ohara Koson (Shoson) (Japanese, 1877–1945). Wagtail and Lotus, Showa Period, 1930–1939. Color woodblock print on paper, 14 13/16 x 6 7/16 in. (37.7 x 16.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Pessutti, 77.264.4 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Ohara Koson (Shoson) (Japanese, 1877–1945). Diving Mallard, Meiji Period, ca. 1910. Woodblock color print, 24.1 x 25.1 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace, 2007.32.84 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Monkey in persimmon tree, Ohara Koson, Matsuki Heikichi, 1900 - 1930. Color woodcut; line block in black with colored blocks, h 341mm × 186mm b. Donation of Mr. J. Perrée, Eindhoven, 1999 - RP-P-1999-500. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Ohara Koson , Shoson, (1877-1945), Cawing Crow on a Snowy Bough; signed Koson with publisher's name (partially trimmed) at lower left, Hanken shoyu (copyright ownership) Nishinomiya Yosaku, and stamped on verso in English, All Rights Reserved, Y. Nishinomiya...