This woodblock print was first published in 1940, Koitsu Catalog Raisonné Number: TK-DH-62. Is signed on the block and has no additional carver or printer seals, indicating that it is a later 1960s edition by Doi Publishing House. Vertical Oban with Image Size: 14.5″ x 9.5″. This print has full margins with sharp registry and s trong bleed through to verso. There are no tears or repairs. There is mild ex mat toning to borders on the lower right and a. Esidue remains on the back from original mounting. Please review the pictures. Pictures taken in natural light indoors to show actual colors. Koitsu lived with Kiyochika for 19 years and was considered a member of Kiyochika’s family. In 1932, he started to produce landscape prints in the Shin Hanga style for Watanabe. He later designed prints for various publishers including Doi, Kawaguchi, Baba Nobuhiko, and Takemura. The Shin Hanga woodblock prints of Tsuchiya Koitsu are notable for their dramatic use of light and shadow. The item “1940 Original KOITSU TSUCHIYA JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT Ueno Kiyomizu Temple” is in sale since Sunday, October 08, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “woodblocks” and is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Type: Painting, Scroll & Print
- Primary Material: Paper
- Age: Post-1940
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
