Tsuchiya Koitsu, "Ushigome, Kagurazaka"

A marvelous peak into old Japan shows the Ushigome, Kagurazaka a small neighborhood in Tokyo's Shinjuku district. Here, a street is lined with traditional buildings casting their lights onto the walkway on a rainy evening. A giant paper lantern (inscribed with the characters for Doi) draws the viewer in with its orange glow. 

Date: 1939
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.