Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)
Kofukuji Temple in Nara, 1930
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Koitsu'
Artist's seal: 'Shin'
Date: June 1937 (Showa 12, 6th month)
Printer and carver seals: 'Ito' and 'Ikeda'
Publisher: Doi Hangaten, paper with 'Doi' watermark, this impression a post-war edition circa 1950
Signed: 'Koitsu'
Artist's seal: 'Shin'
Date: June 1937 (Showa 12, 6th month)
Printer and carver seals: 'Ito' and 'Ikeda'
Publisher: Doi Hangaten, paper with 'Doi' watermark, this impression a post-war edition circa 1950
Vertical oban:
42.3 x 28.3 cm. (16 ⅝ x 11 ⅛ in.)
42.3 x 28.3 cm. (16 ⅝ x 11 ⅛ in.)
Good post-war impression, good colour, light diagonal crease in upper section, light crease to left margin.
£ 700.00
A lone figure with a colourful parasol walks along the far edge of the Sarusawa Pond in the grounds of Kofukuji Temple in Nara; the 15th century five-storied pagoda of...
A lone figure with a colourful parasol walks along the far edge of the Sarusawa Pond in the grounds of Kofukuji Temple in Nara; the 15th century five-storied pagoda of the temple rises in the distance. A summer shower falls from the darkened sky above and we observe the scene through overhanging willow branches which surround the pond.
A similar post-war impression is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1990.607.284, go to: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/196963/kofukuji-temple-nara
A similar post-war impression is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1990.607.284, go to: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/196963/kofukuji-temple-nara