Tsuchiya Koitsu, "Futarasan, Nikko"

A lone visitor is shown on the path to Futarasan Shrine in Nikko. Wonderfully atmospheric and somewhat haunting, a closer examination at this print shows a rich and complex array of colors used in the printing to depict the shrine's approach at night. A very rare and exceptional piece by Koitsu.

Date: 1936
Size: Chuban (approx. 6" x 9")
Early edition (Harada/Yokoi; ca. 1950s)
Publisher: Doi Hangaten
Condition: Excellent/fine color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 20" x 1/2", Modern Metal, Walnut

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