Onchi’s work is defined by its japanese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Bird, from Milestones of the Season (Shibunshū “Kisetsu-hyō”)Season (Shibunshû “Kisetsu-hyô”)
Onchi Kōshirō Japanese, 1891-1955
Sketch for the print "Portrait of Yamada Kosaku"
Onchi Koshiro Japanese, 1891-1955
Portrait of Mr. Tsuruzo Ishii (Test Print)
Portrait of a Poet, Inner Image
Objet No. 2
Composition No. 2: Character (Still Life)
Objet No. 4
Portrait of the Poet Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886–1942), Author of “Ice Island,” 1943
Onchi Koshiro Japanese, 1891-1955 Printer: Sekino Jun'ichiro Japanese, 1914-88
Portrait of the Poet Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886–1942), Author of "Ice Island"
Onchi Koshiro Japanese, 1891-1955 Printer: Sekino Jun'ichiro Japanese, 1914-1988
Fish, from Milestones of the Season (Shibunshū “Kisetsu-hyō”)
Portrait of the Poet Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886–1942), Author of “Ice Island”
Form No.15: Things Moving
Japan 1947: Caricature Number One
Tokyo Station, from the series Recollections of Tokyo
Onchi Kôshirô Japanese, 1891–1955
Impromptu No. 4
Blue Flower (Blaue Blume)