Tsuchiya Koitsu – Asakusa Kinryuzan Temple

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published in 1938. The current print was printed between 1981 and 1995.

This woodblock print by Tsuchiya Koitsu is also known as “Five Storey Pagoda at Asakusa Kinryuzan”.

Image size (excluding margins): 39.4 * 25.9 cm (15.5 * 10.2 in).

The print is in excellent condition.

The pictures shown here are from the print itself.

References: R. Walker and Toshikazu Doi, The Catalogue Raissonee of Tsuchiya Koitsu, 2008, TK-DH-51, p. 99.

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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.

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