Eiichi Kotozuka – The Big Torii of the Heian Shrine, September in Kyoto

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published between 1950 and 1960. The current print is a lifetime edition.

Image size (excluding margins): 39.8 * 26.4 cm (15.7 * 10.4 in).

The print is in very good state and still in its original folder. The original folder might be acidic however.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

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Eiichi Kotozuka (1906 – 1981) was a Japanese woodblock print artist, working in the Sosaku-hanga style. He depicted traditional woodblock print themes, such as flowers and landscapes, but also made interesting prints of Japanese cultural traditions.

An overview of the woodblock prints by Eiichi Kotozuka can be found here.

See an overview of Eiichi Kotozuka's woodblock prints