Tsuchiya Koitsu, "Zojoji in Snow"

Tokyo's Zojoji Temple was established in its current location in the 16th century by Tokugawa Ieyasu. A popular subject for many Japanese woodblock print artists, Koitsu shows the temple during snowfall and framed by the grounds' snow covered trees. A rare, early edition printing. 

Date: 1933
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", Classic Wood, Ebony

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