Tsuchiya Koitsu, "Morning Fuji, Lake Kawaguchi"

One of Tsuchiya Koitsu's most iconic and realistic designs of Mount Fuji from the famous vantage point at Lake Kawaguchi. In the distance is the lake-side town of Katsuyama, which is beautifully reflected in the clear water of Lake Kawaguchi. The absence of sharp key block lines gives this woodblock print a painted watercolor look. A very rare first-edition printing by Doi Sadaichi.

Date: 1936
Size: Oban (approx. 15” x 9.5”)
First-edition (Yokoi/Ikeda)
Publisher: Doi Sadaichi
Condition: Light toning, otherwise excellent color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" x 1/2", Classic Wood, Walnut

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