Obara Koson (1877-1945), an artist active from the end of the Meiji period to the beginning of the Showa period, created elaborate woodblock prints of familiar nature scenes such as birds, animals, and flowers, and his works exported overseas gained great popularity, especially in Europe and North America. After his death, his work was forgotten in Japan, but recently, exhibitions have been held to re-evaluate his work, and his work has been attracting attention. This long-awaited book, which serves as the catalogue and book for the exhibition to be held from February 2019 at the Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Tokyo, introduces the entirety of Furumura's work, with approximately 150 woodblock prints. The lively images of flowers and birds expressed using woodblock print techniques handed down since the Edo period invite us today to a dreamlike "paradise on paper.