Tsuchiya Koitsu, "Tea Shop at Kiyomizu-dera, Tokyo"

Tucked inside Tokyo's Ueno park is Kiyomizu-dera, a temple complex built in the 17th century modeled after the famous Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, one of Japan's most famous religious sites and tourist attractions. In this design, a tea shop offers a warm and inviting space to evening visitors at the temple. Wonderfully printed!

Date: 1938
Size: Oban
Early edition (Harada/Yokoi; ca. 1950s)
Publisher: Doi Hangaten
Condition: Excellent/fine color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" 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.