Japanese Artist Ohara (Koson) Shoson's 3 Herons Shallow Water Counted Cross Stitch Pattern

• Orenco Originals creates exceptional charts/patterns. NO thread or fabric are included.

• COUNTED CROSS STITCH PATTERN Finished Size is: 14 inches (196 Stitches) by 14 inches (196 Stitches)

• Chart/Patterns use up to 40 colors of floss. Full stitches only. No half stitches and no backstitching necessary.

• We provide two charts both printed in black ink on bright white 11" by 17" paper. Chart #1 is a single page chart. Chart #2 (tired eyes) is a 4 page enlarged chart that eases eye strain.

This is a pattern that is used to sew and to create a cross stitch picture.

This is NOT a completed product. It is NOT a kit, it contains no floss or fabric.

Ohara Shoson (Koson, Hoson) was a Japanese-style painter and printmaker. He began as a student of Suzuki Koson. He painted flora and fauna. Between 1895-1902, Ohara became recognized as a "Nihonga" painter in the 'Kacho-ga' (nature print) genre. During the Russo-Japanese war he produced a few 'Senso-e' (war prints). The majority of his early prints (1900 -1912) were published by Kokkeido and Daikokuya and were designed for the foreign market. All were signed "Koson". Between 1912-1926 Ohara again devoted himself to painting. Using the name 'Shoson', he returned to the woodblock medium, collaborating with Watanabe. Shoson did produce some prints using the name "Hoson' which were published by Kawaguchi between 1930-1931. The majority of his prints were published by Watanabe. While the artist's prints had always been sold abroad, his success in the West was assured as a result of the 1930 and 1936 Toledo Museum exhibitions. More prints by Shoson were sold during these shows than any other artist due to their artistic/decorative nature, and the fact that they sold for one-quarter the price of the works of Yoshida and others. Shoson reached his peak in the mid 1930's. His work is realistic, based mainly on his own sketches and watercolors. It is estimated that he produced more than 450 designs of birds. Ohara Shoson Collections: Cincinnati, Fine Arts Museum California, Honolulu, Minneapolis, Newark, and Staatliche University.