Tsuchiya Koitsu, "Suma Beach"

Kobe's Suma Beach is shown in simpler times on a clear evening and with a full moon casting its light. On the beach is a lone figure walking along its shore. A classic design that is sentimental and evokes a simple, slower life.

Date: 1938
Size: Oban (approx. 14.5” x 9”)
Later edition (Harada/Seki seal; printed ca. 1980s)
Publisher: Doi Eiichi
Condition: Fine/excellent color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" x 1/2", Classic Wood, Ebony

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