Tsuchiya Koitsu, "Asakusa Kinryuzan Temple"

One of the most famous and popular sites in Tokyo is Asakusa and its grand complex of temples and pagodas. Here we see the 5-story pagoda at Asakusa in the evening under a full moon. The printing of the moonlight being cast on the temple grounds is skillfully executed. 

Date: 1938
Size: Oban (approx. 10” x 15”)
Edition: Printed c. 1950s (Harada/Yokoi seals)
Publisher: Doi Hangaten
Condition: Excellent color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" x 1/2", Classic Wood, Clear Walnut

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