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Notes (1st edition)Signature Koitsu Seal artist's seal (shin) Dated 1939 Description "Niju-bashi" Niju-bashi Bridge at Chiyoda Palace in Tokyo. This print was commissioned by the Japanese government and therefore printed without a publisher's seal and never reprinted. Format Oban yoko-e Width 15.4 inches = 39.0 cm Height 10.4 inches = 26.5 cm
Publisher (this edition): Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Date of this item: 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
Saturday, 16 July 2005

Title Niju-bashi Bridge
Artist Koitsu Tsuchiya 1870-1949
Signature Koitsu
Seal artist's seal (shin)
Dated 1939
Technique/Medium Woodblock print
Impression excellent - very good … (printing probably in 1950s)
Colors excellent … beautiful purple colors
Condition very good … light toning, two slight spots on the middle left on the sky, some foxing on the margin edges, lower left margin corner creased, a nick on the top margin edge.
Description "Niju-bashi" Niju-bashi Bridge at Chiyoda Palace in Tokyo.
Format Oban yoko-e
Width 15.2 inches = 38.7 cm
Height 10.5 inches = 26.6 cm
Title Niju-bashi Bridge
Artist Koitsu Tsuchiya 1870-1949
Signature Koitsu
Seal artist's seal (shin)
Dated 1939
Impression excellent - very good … (printing ca. mid 20th C.)
Colors excellent
Condition very good … light toning.
Description "Niju-bashi" Niju-bashi Bridge at Chiyoda Palace in Tokyo.
Format Oban yoko-e
Width 15.2 inches = 38.5 cm
Height 10.4 inches = 26.5 cm
Impression excellent - very good … (printed before W.W.II)
Colors excellent - very good … beautiful blue-purple hue on the far background
Condition very good … margins lightly creased, two tears (1/3 - 1/2 inch long, taped verso) on the upper margin, a tear (1/4 inch long) on the upper right corner

Koitsu's Nijyubashi
Size 10.4 x 15.6 inch Oban-size
This item was made in Showa 14 (1939).
It is an original wood-block print.
In order to unite the Japanese heart, this was made from national cooperation.
Therefore, there is no publication of a publishing company in this.
Offered is Tsuchiya Koitsu's "Nijubashi", 1939. This print is in fine condition (not pristine). It bears the following marks: Red Koitsu "Shin" seal and signature in lower right of image, and title and date (Showa 13) in the right margin.



The print is on thick textured paper (washi). There is good bleed-through on the back. Color and impression are strong. Condition: There is some minor wrinkling in the lower right corner, and there is a tiny tear in the bottom margin that stops well shy of the image.

Margin to margin, the print is 10.13" x 15". The image is 9.5" by 14.25".

Nijubashi Bridge by Tsuchiya Koitsu. Original woodblock print dated Showa 14 (1939). Fine color, condition and impression. Oban size measures 15.3 x 10.5 inches. Very nice baren rubbings on verso. Strong texture on thicker washi. Title and date in right margin. Koitsu characters and red shin seal in lower right of image.

"Nijubashi Bridge"
by Tsuchiya Koitsu, 1940
oban
ARTIST: Tsuchiya, Koitsu (1870-1949)
SERIES: SANSUI (landscape)
TITLE OR SUBJECT: Chiyoda Palace
SIGNATURE AND SEAL: Signature and seal
DATE OR CIRCA: 1939
PAPER SIZE: 10 x 15 1/4 inches
IMPRESSION/COLOR/CONDITION: Good/Good/Good
CONDITION DETAILS: Good state
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