Owl (1930s)
by Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870–1949)
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- Type
- Original woodblock print
- First edition
- Circa 1930s
- This edition
- Circa 1930s
- Catalogue no.
- Walker & Doi TK-DH-75
- Image size
- 34.9 × 18.1 cm
- Condition
- Very good (see condition notes)
Description
The current design has known variants. One is the pre-war variant, with a crescent moon, and the other a post-war variant, with a full moon, both published by Doi (by Doi Sadaichi and Doi Eiichi respectively). The current impression is from the rare pre-war variant.
Condition notes
The print is in very good condition. There is an irregularity on the edge of the lower left margin. On the back there is a note in pencil.
Literature
- Ross F. Walker and Toshikazu Doi, The Catalogue Raisonné of Tsuchiya Koitsu, 2008, TK-DH-75, p. 121.
