Tsuchiya Koitsu – Evening at Mii-Dera Temple

Original woodblock print. The first edition of this design was published in 1936. The current print was printed between 1956 and 1962.

Image size (excluding margins): 25.1 * 18.2 cm (9.9 * 7.2 in).

The print is in very good state. On the back there is a note in pencil.

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