Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) | Three woodblock prints | Showa period, 20th century

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)

Three woodblock prints

Showa period, 20^th century

each a woodblock print, and comprising:

- Five-storied Pagoda at Nikko (Nikko Goju no to), signed Koitsu, sealed Shin, publisher’s mark Hanken shoyu Doi Sadaichi [copyright reserved, Doi Sadaichi], with carver’s mark Ikeda and printer’s mark Yokoi, circa 1930s, first edition

- Maiko Sea Shore (Maiko no hama), signed Koitsu, sealed Shin, titled to the lower right as above, publisher's mark Hanken shoyu Doi Sadaichi [copyright reserved, Doi Sadaichi], and with printer's mark Yamada and carver's mark Ikeda, dated Showa juichinen ichigatsu saku (made in January 1936), first edition

- The Godaido Shrine at Matsushima, signed Koitsu, sealed Shin, publisher's mark Hanken shoyu Doi Sadaichi [copyright reserved, Doi Sadaichi], and with printer's mark Yamada and carver's mark Ikeda, dated Showa juichinen ichigatsu saku (made in January 1936), first edition

Each vertical chuban:

28.2 x 20 cm., 11⅛ x 7⅞ in. (the first)

28 x 19.9 cm., 11 x 7⅞ in. (the second)

28 x 20 cm., 11 x 7⅞ in. (the third)