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Onchi Kōshirō

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WA-00042149

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Birth yearWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
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Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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Kōshirō Onchi , who is also known as Onchi Kōshirō was Tokyo-born Japanese artist who is best known for his prints. He was the father of the sōsaku-hanga movement in twentieth-century Japan, and a photographer. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 50% · Updated 10d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (6)

Portrait of Hagiwara Sakutarō (Author of The Iceland)

1949 · color woodcut on paper

height: 550 cm, width: 445 cm

Rijksmuseum

Vrouwelijke gebruiken in Japan

1946 · color woodcut on paper

width: 250 cm, height: 332 cm, height: 266 cm, width: 263 cm

Rijksmuseum

Diving

1932 · color woodcut on paper

width: 313 cm, height: 793 cm

Rijksmuseum

Kuro budō kirikobachi

1931 · color woodcut on paper

width: 328 cm, height: 253 cm

Rijksmuseum

L'hiver

1927 · color woodcut on paper

width: 235 cm, height: 281 cm

Rijksmuseum

Bijin shiki

1927 · color woodcut on paper

width: 230 cm, height: 284 cm

Rijksmuseum

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6 published of 67 catalogued · 66 with image

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6 entries · 1 sources

Vrouwelijke gebruiken in Japan
1946 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Kuro budō kirikobachi
1931 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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L'hiver
1927 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Diving
1932 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portrait of Hagiwara Sakutarō (Author of The Iceland)
1949 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Bijin shiki
1927 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Bloemen uit Japan Flower of Japan (titel op object) Nihon no hana (titel op object), RP P 2005 542

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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