Beschreibung:

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) Six woodblock prints depicting shrines, temples and townscapesShowa period, 20th century
each a woodblock print, signed Koitsu, publisher’s mark to lower left margin Hanken shoyu Doi hanga-ten [copyright reserved, Doi print dealers] and watermark Do, with carver’s mark Harada and printer’s mark Yokoi, and comprising:
- Benkei Bridge (Benkei-bashi), from the series Eight Views of Tokyo (Tokyo hakkei no uchi), sealed Shinsei, dated Showa hachinen shigatsu no saku (made in April 1933), post-war printing- Nikko Futarasan Shrine (Nikko Futarasan), sealed Shin, dated Showa juichinen hachigatsu saku (made in August 1936), post-war printing- Zojoji Temple in Snow (Zojoji no yuki), sealed Shinse, dated Showa hachinen ichigatsu no saku (made in Janauary 1933), postwar printing- Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa (Asakusa Kinryuzan), sealed Shin, dated Showa jusannen shichigatsu saku (made in July 1938), post-war printing- Niomon Gate at Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Niomon), sealed Shin, dated Showa kyunen sangatsu saku (made in March 1934), post-war printing- Futamigaura, sealed Shin, dated Showa junen ichigatsu saku (made in January 1935), post-war printing
Each vertical oban:40 x 26.7 cm., 15¾ x 10½ in. (the first)41.8 x 28.2 cm., 16½ x 11⅛ in. (the second)39.7 x 26.6 cm., 15⅝ x 10½ in. (the third)42.2 x 28.4 cm., 16⅝ x 11⅛ in. (the fourth)42.2 x 28.6 cm., 16⅝ x 11¼ in. (the fifth)41.6 x 28.2 cm., 16⅜ x 11⅛ in. (the sixth)