OHARA KOSON (1877-1945) ITO SOZAN (1844-?) MEIJI AND TAISHO, 20TH CENTURY Two Japanese woodblock prints, one entitled `Bull-headed Shrike and Spider`, the bird perched on a dark branch with dead leaves, one falling, signed Koson and with a red artist`s mark; the other print depicting a kingfisher on a lotus leaf, a square seal mark for Sozan lower right, mounted on board; otanzaku ban, 34.8cm x 18.9cm and 36.4cm x 16.2cm respectively. (2) Provenance: from the private collection of a British artist, formed in the 1990s.