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Notes (1st edition)
Publisher (this edition): Doi Hangaten Doi Hangaten Doi Hangaten Doi Hangaten Doi Hangaten Doi Hangaten Doi Hangaten Doi Hangaten Hanmoto Tokyo-Do Doi Doi Doi Eiichi Doi Eiichi Doi Eiichi Doi Eiichi Doi Eiichi
Date of this item: 1950-63 1950-63 1950-63 1950-63 1950-63 1950-63 1950-63 1950-63 1950s 1960s-90s 1960s-90s 1980s 1980s 1980s 1980s 1980s
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
Artist: Tsuchiya, Koitsu (1870-1949)
Series: Doi publisher
Title or Subject: Evening at Mii Temple
Signature or Seal: Signature and seal, Doi Hangaten seal
Date or Circa: 1936, Doi watermark
Paper Size: 11 3/4 x 8 inches
Impression/Color/Condition: Good/Good/Good

Description: Good state
Woodblock Print by "Tsuchiya Koitsu"(1870-1949)
"Evening at Mii Temple"

Excellent Condition: This is one of four Woodblock Prints we are offering by the master woodblock print maker Tsuchiya Koitsu. "Evening at Mii Temple" was made in 1936 for the publisher (Chuban) The print is in excellent condition. It looks to have full, uncut margins. The colors are clean, fresh and vibrant. The print is 11 ˝" long by 8 1/8" wide. The print is lightly tacked down in the upper and lower left hand corners. The print has a water mark witch looks like a square with a vertical line going through the middle. There is not any damage on this print.

2004/12/31

Artist: Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)
Size: 7in. X 10in.

The Stokes Collection
Koitsu-Evening at Mii Temple- 3- Full13.jpg is:


Japanese Woodblock Print Koitsu Tsuchiya 1936

This is a Japanese Wood Block Print by Koitsu Tsuchiya dated 1936 of Two Women overlooking the city. I don't think this was ever framed but it's still in good condition with slight yellowing at the bottom and a little glue residue on the upper right hand corner. It has the artist's stamp. The image measures 7" x 10" and the paper measures 8 x 11 1/2".
Miidera Temple by Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)

Details about the print:

Two women stroll in the evening light on a temple terrace overlooking the city. Koitsu has used a delicate shading of light and shadow with the softest gradations of colors to create a moment in time.

Size: 11.75 x 8 inches.
Seal: red.
Date: 1936.
Publisher: Doi Hangaten.
Condition: Slight paper thinning to top margin, small nick in paper of upper margin from removal from backing.

Saturday, 15 October 2005

Title: EVENING AT MIIDERA (Evening at Mii Temple), in lower left image

Artist: Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870 – 1949)

Artist’s Signature and Seal: “Koitsu” with redshin seal (true), in lower left image
Publisher: Doi Hangaten, in left margin
Printer: Yokoi, in left margin
Carver: Harada, in left margin

Format/Size: Chuban. Image: 7 1/8 in. wide x 10 in. high. Print is 8 in. x 11 5/8 in.

Date Originally Published: Showa 11, 8th month (August 1936), in right margin.
This print dates 1956 – 1962.
Tuesday, 27 December 2005

TSUCHIYA KOITSU (1870-1949)
Evening at Mii Temple
Color woodblock
1936
Publisher: Doi Hangaten
Vertical chuban format (10 x 7-1/8 inches)

25378
Friday, 18 November 2005

Original, Tsuchiya Koitsu

Evening at Mii Temple Woodblock PrintThe following information was provided by an art historian on the faculty of the University of Iowa who personally evaluated this print:

"The carver (the left off-set box) was Harada. The printer (the right off set box of the pair) was Yokoi he worked for Doi (publisher) from 1936 to 1965. His earliest work of the images by Tsuchiya Koitsu was so good that he was promoted to principle printer for the rest of his career. So, we know that he could have started making the prints for Tsuchiya Koitsu when they were first created in 1936."

"Now, until last year it was thought that the "triple offset boxes", all the seals on the left of your print, indicated that the print was made between the years of 1956 - 1962. However, just this year it has been proved that in 1937 this seal was first used. It is suspected that they could have been printing with it by 1936, but this is not a proven fact as of yet. I think it is very likely that your print was made in 1936, but certainly it was printed no later than between 1956-1962."

Additional information about Tsuchiya Koitsu and his work can be found at:

http://www.koitsu.com/Koitsu_Complete_Works.htm

Condition: This print was brought to the US by an US Army officer who served with the occupation forces in Japan between 1947 and 1950. When I acquired it, the print was in a cheap frame with a NON-Archival mat. There is some age darkening at the extremities. Please see the full-sheet images below showing both the face and verso of the print. There are no tears and the color of the print is very bright.

The overall sheet size for this print is about 8" x 11.5"

The actual printed area is about 7 1/8" x 10"

Koitsu-Evening at Mii Temple- Hanmoto Tokyo-do- Full11.jpg

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Koitsu-Evening at Mii Temple- 1- Full10.jpg

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Koitsu-Evening at Mii Temple- 2- Full12.jpg:

THE WOODBLOCK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH GOOD COLOR AND BLEAD THRUE. THE SIGNATURE CLOSE UPS ARE GRAINY, TO DO A CLOSE UP I USED A LIGHT TO PHOTOGRAPH WITHOUT A FLASH. JUST ABOVE THE RED PUBLISHERS SEAL ON THE ROOF IS 2 MORE SIGNATURES THAT BLEND INTO THE ROOF BECAUSE OF COLOR. UPPER LEFT HAND BORDER HAS AN EMBOSSMENT? IN THE PAPER SLIGHTLY VISABLE IN PHOTO ONE. NICE SIZE MEASURING 11.5 X 8.25 INCHES.


"Evening at Mii Temple"
by Tsuchiya Koitsu, 1936
chuban
2005/01/05

beautiful woodblock by Tsuchiya Koitsu. Image is 10" X 7" (sheet 11 3/4" X 8 1/2"). Condition is excellent with notations on margins. Only minor clear tape residue on left back edge only. No discoloration. Age is unknown. Maybe original or restrike.
Koitsu-Evening at Mii Temple- 4- Full14.jpg is:

Guaranteed original Japanese woodblock print.
Artist: Koitsu.

Subject: Evening scene.

Date: 1937 (early impression)

Publisher: Doi

Seal: Endo Ito

Carver: Endo Kokyoku

Condition: Excellent color & impression. Some very faint (barely noticeable) foxing.

Size: 8.5" x 11.5"

Friday, 12 August 2005

Title Mii Temple in Shiga
Artist Koitsu Tsuchiya 1870-1949
Signature Koitsu
Seal artist's seal (shin)
Dated 1936
Publisher Doi Eiichi
Technique/Medium Woodblock print
Impression very good … (posthumous printing)
Colors excellent
Condition excellent
Description Two women in traditional kimonos at Mii temple in Shiga.
Note carver Harada, printer Hamano
Format Chuban
Width 8.1 inches = 20.5 cm
Height 11.4 inches = 29.0 cm
Width of Image 7.1 inches = 18.0 cm
Height of Image 10.0 inches = 25.5 cm
Guaranteed original Japanese woodblock print

Artist: Koitsu

Subject: Temple Scene

Publisher: Early impression with Endo-ito seal & Endo Kokyoku carver seal

Date:1937

Size: Chuban design measures 8.5" x 11.75"

Condition: Excellent color & impression. Very faint and tiny discoloration toward center of print (barely detectable)

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