Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) – Kyoto Maruyama (Doi)

Original woodblock print. First published circa 1930s. The current print was printed in the Showa period (1926 – 1989).

The current design is the postcard version of one of Tsuchiya Koitsu’s most popular designs, Spring Snow, Kyoto Maruyama, in oban format.

There is also a similar postcard-sized design, but with one female figure instead of three, published by Takemura. The current postcard design is much closer in atmosphere to the oban-size Spring Snow design.

Image size (excluding margins): 13.8 * 9.0 cm (5.4 * 3.5 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.

References: R. Walker and Toshikazu Doi, The Catalogue Raissonee of Tsuchiya Koitsu, 2008, TK-DH-103, p. 131.

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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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