Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) | Willow Tree Bridge (Yanagibashi) | Showa period, 20th century

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)

Willow Tree Bridge (Yanagibashi)

Showa period, 20^th century

woodblock print, from the series Views of Tokyo (Tokyo fukei), signed Koitsu, sealed Shin, titled in the lower right margin as above, publisher’s mark Hanken shoyu Doi hanga-ten [copyright reserved, Doi print dealers], and with publisher's watermark Do, carver’s mark Harada and printer’s mark Yokoi, dated Showa kyunen hachigatsu saku (made in August 1934), post-war printing

Vertical oban: 39.4 x 26.4 cm., 15½ x 10⅜ in.