Tsuchiya Koitsu – Araki Yokocho at Yotsuya

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published in 1935. The current print was printed in the Heisei period (1989 – 2019).

Tsuchiya Koitsu designed many woodblock prints of landscapes, but also made a number of great city scenes. The current print is one of them, and shows a warm and nicely lit teahouse in the evening or night.

Image size (excluding margins): 36.5 * 24.0 cm (14.4 * 9.4 in).

The print is in excellent condition.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

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Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) was a Japanese woodblock print artist. He is known for his high-quality Shin hanga prints, excelling in the depiction of light and shadow and the expression of mood.

More information about Tsuchiya Koitsu and an overview of his woodblock prints can be found here.

See an overview of Tsuchiya Koitsu's woodblock prints