Ohara Koson (Shoson) (Japanese, 1877-1945) Pair of woodblock prints Two white geese and reeds, c.1928 Chrysanthemum and Stream, c. 1931 Paper size: 10 ¼ by 15 ¼ inches Frame: 15 by 21 inches The woodblock prints are floated in simple black frames. Ohara Koson (Shoson) was a Japanese painter and print designer, part of the shin-hanga movement. He studied at the Ishikawa Prefecture Technical School and also studied painting under Suzuki Kason. He worked with Watanabe Shozaburo publishers (where he signed his work Shoshan), instrumental in creating the shin-hanga movement.