Tsuchiya Koitsu, "Zojoji Temple in the Snow"

Located in Tokyo's Minato ward, Zojoji is a site of remembrance of the Tokugawa clan, who ruled Japan during the Edo-period. Zojoji is shown here during a snow storm and the rich red colors contrast beautifully with the surrounding snow.  

Date: 1933
Size: Oban
Early edition (Katsumura/Ito seal; printed ca. late 1940s)
Publisher: Doi Hangaten
Condition: 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.