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Koshiro Onchi

Koshiro Onchi

Japanese, 1891

WA-00028774

Tokyo, Japan

Painting

Representation

None documented

1

Institutional Exhibitions

30

Works in Collection

61

Assets Indexed

7

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0

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80%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ2038322 ULAN500120365

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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5 cross-verified · 2 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
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Primary mediumMoMA· 93%✓
Death yearMoMA· 93%
DeceasedMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4407
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Koshiro Onchi (1891, 1955) was a Japanese printmaker and painter who pioneered sosaku-hanga, the movement of artist-created woodblock prints that granted makers direct control over design, carving, and printing. Working across ukiyo-e traditions and modernist abstraction, he created boldly graphic compositions that merged Japanese aesthetic heritage with early twentieth-century European influences. His prints and paintings established a distinctly individualized approach to the medium that departed from the commercial workshop system of traditional woodblock production.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (30)

Poem No. 22: Leaf and Clouds

Poem No. 22: Leaf and Clouds

1953 · Woodcut

composition (irreg.): 16 9/16 × 14" (42 × 35.5 cm); sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 1/4" (50.3 × 38.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lyric No. 13 (Melancholy of Japan)

1952 · Woodcut

Composition: 23 1/8 × 19 13/16" (58.7 × 50.3 cm);

Museum of Modern Art

Lyric No. 14 (Ode to the Spring)

1951 · Woodcut

Composition: 23 7/16 × 17 11/16" (59.5 × 45 cm);

Museum of Modern Art

Hakubutsu-Fu

1950 · Illustrated book with twenty-five woodcuts

page (each): 4 3/16 x 5 3/8" (10.7 x 13.6 cm); overall (closed): 4 13/16 x 5 11/16 x 13/16" (12.2 x 14.5 x 2.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 7, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · One from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 6 5/16 x 5 7/8" (16 x 15 cm); page: 10 3/8 x 8 3/16" (26.3 x 20.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 9, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · One from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 6 13/16 x 5 11/16" (17.3 x 14.5 cm); page: 10 9/16 x 8 1/4" (26.8 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 5, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

Plate (folio 5, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · One from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 7 1/16 x 5 7/8" (18 x 15 cm); page: 10 3/8 x 8 1/4" (26.3 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 8, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

Plate (folio 8, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · One from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 7 3/8 x 6 5/16" (18.7 x 16 cm); page: 10 1/2 x 8 1/16" (26.7 x 20.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Back cover from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · Cover (woodcut) from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 10 1/16 x 7 13/16" (25.5 x 19.8 cm); page: 10 9/16 x 8 3/16" (26.8 x 20.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 13, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

Plate (folio 13, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · One from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 8 1/4 x 6 1/2" (21 x 16.5 cm); page: 10 9/16 x 8 1/4" (26.8 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Front cover from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · Cover (woodcut) from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 9 13/16 x 7 13/16" (25 x 19.8 cm); page: 10 9/16 x 8 1/8" (26.8 x 20.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 3, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · One from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 7 1/16 x 4 1/8" (17.9 x 10.4 cm); page: 10 9/16 x 8 1/8" (26.8 x 20.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 6, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · One from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 7 5/16 x 5 3/16" (18.5 x 13.2 cm); page: 10 3/8 x 8 1/4" (26.3 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 11, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

Plate (folio 11, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · One from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 6 5/16 x 5 7/16" (16 x 13.8 cm); page: 10 1/2 x 8 1/4" (26.6 x 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 12, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

Plate (folio 12, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · One from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 7 3/16 x 5 3/16" (18.2 x 13.1 cm); page: 10 7/16 x 8 1/4" (26.5 x 20.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 10, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

Plate (folio 10, recto) from Chu. Gyo. Kai.

1943 · One from an illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

composition (irreg.): 7 7/8 x 6" (20 x 15.3 cm); page: 10 9/16 x 8 1/4" (26.8 x 20.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1943 · Illustrated book with twelve woodcuts (including front and back covers)

page (each approx.): 10 7/16 x 8 3/16" (26.5 x 20.8 cm); overall (closed): 10 5/8 x 8 3/8 x 3/16" (27 x 21.3 x 0.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Portrait of the Poet Sakutaro Hajiwara

Portrait of the Poet Sakutaro Hajiwara

1943 · Woodcut

21 3/4 × 17 1/4" (55.2 × 43.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1 volume (chiefly plates) ; Height: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Plate (folio 5, recto) from Umi no dowa

Plate (folio 5, recto) from Umi no dowa

1934 · One from an illustrated book with six woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 6 5/8 x 5 1/4" (16.9 x 13.4 cm); page: 11 1/8 x 8 7/16" (28.3 x 21.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 6, recto) from Umi no dowa

Plate (folio 6, recto) from Umi no dowa

1934 · One from an illustrated book with six woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 7 13/16 x 5 1/8" (19.8 x 13 cm); page: 11 1/8 x 8 7/16" (28.3 x 21.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 4, recto) from Umi no dowa

1934 · One from an illustrated book with six woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 8 11/16 x 5 5/16" (22 x 13.5 cm); page: 11 1/8 x 8 7/16" (28.3 x 21.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 8, recto) from Umi no dowa

Plate (folio 8, recto) from Umi no dowa

1934 · One from an illustrated book with six woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 7 13/16 x 5 7/8" (19.8 x 14.9 cm); page: 11 1/8 x 8 7/16" (28.3 x 21.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (folio 7, recto) from Umi no dowa

Plate (folio 7, recto) from Umi no dowa

1934 · One from an illustrated book with six woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 7 11/16 x 5 5/16" (19.6 x 13.5 cm); page: 11 1/8 x 8 7/16" (28.3 x 21.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

30 published of 57 catalogued · 42 with image

MoMA
27 publishedof 54 catalogued41 img
The Met
2 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

Mother and Child
1915 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

Mother and Child (c. 1915–1955)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Sketch for the print "Portrait of Yamada Kosaku" (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sketch for the print "Portrait of Yamada Kosaku" (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

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Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

New York · 1983

Exhibition Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now Museum of Modern Art

New York · 1983