Tsuchiya Koitsu, "Maiko Beach"

Maiko Beach in Hyogo Prefecture in Haiyama has been a favorite seaside destination for centuries and a subject of numerous woodblock prints dating back to Ando Hiroshige in the early 19th century. Here, the beach is shown at sunset with boats moored offshore. A rare design in any edition

Date: 1938
Size: Oban (image approx. 10" x 15")
Later edition (Harada/Seki, printed ca. 1980s)
Publisher: Doi Eiichi
Condition: Excellent/fine color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" x 1/2", Classic Wood, Clear Walnut

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) was a student of Kobayashi Kiyochika whose landscape prints are widely regarded and coveted by collectors today.