Title |
"(Tea House) Yokocho at Yotsuya Araki" ("Yotsuya Araki Yokocho") |
Date |
1935 |
Provenance |
Found in original "presentation folder" (no prior mounts). |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Doi Publisher ("Hanmoto Tokyo Do" seal) (Doi "watermark" upper left) |
Carver/Printer |
"Hanmoto Tokyo Do" (pre-War printing) |
Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; "gauffrage" (embossing) to kimonos and entry door;
very finely carved details, crisp key-lines. |
Condition |
Very Good to Nearly Excellent. Fresh strong colors. (Very faint presentation folder mat-line bottom image, few faint
marks top margin--otherwise flawless.) |
Reference/Illus |
Chigasaki Museum's 1999 Koitsu Exhibition Catalogue, p15, pl# 16; Andacht p145. |
Comments |
Superb mastery of light for which Koitsu is so well known. Koitsu's classic "Tea House" image. |
Item # |
DG-828 |
Price |
$625 (Sold/MJ) |