Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Having the smll square Doi publisher seal at bottom left, this is the pre-war strike. A Doi Sadaichi seal can also be found on the verso.
Period Shin hanga Impression excellent Colors excellent Condition excellent Rating 1 = excellent |
Title Two mallards -- before W.W.II printing -- Artist Koitsu Tsuchiya 1870-1949 Signature Koitsu. Seal Shin. Dated Ca. 1940. Publisher Doi Sadaichi. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent - very good ... Early printing before W.W.II on "do" water marked paper. Colors Very good ... Fine gradations for the foggy shore line and the sky. Condition Very good ... Lightly uneven toning. A fox spot on the moon. Slight foxing on the margins. Description Two mallards are descending to a misty reed marsh under the full moon. Note Publisher "Doi Sadaichi" stamped on the back. Format Mitsugiri-ban Width Item 7.4 inches = 18.8 cm Height Item 15.1 inches = 38.3 cm Literature Walker Ross, Toshikazu Doi, "Tsuchiya Koitsu Catalogue Raisonne", Ohmi Gallery Publishing, Shiga, Japan, 2008., ISBN: 978 4 9904339 0 1, - pg.125. |
Monday, 19 December 2005
Up for auction are 2 Original Japanese Woodblock Print's by (KOITSU) Title: Plum Nightingale,the woodblock is on paper publishers seal lower right,and has Koitsu Watermark,and in the left hand margin signed.Condition is good size 7 9/16" x 15".The other Koitsu is 15" x 7 3/4" of two ducks landing with the moon in the background V/G Condition. |
Note: This is different triple-cut form of an oban print.
Original Japanese Woodblock Print “WILD DUCKS” by Tsuchiya Koitsu, color print by Seki? Circa 1979. Publisher Doi Eiichi. Size approximately 7” by 13 ¾” inches. Fine impression superb execution of “bokashi” shading and very nicely detailed. Condition is good to very good with edge wear and some thinning at the top, minimal wrinkling.
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2005/01/04
Artist: Tsuchiya, Koitsu (1870-1949) Series: Publisher Doi Title or Subject: Mallards Signature or Seal: Signature, Doi Teiichi seal, watermark Date or Circa: Not dated Paper Size: 14 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches Impression/Color/Condition: Good/Good/Good
Description: Good state |
Title Two mallards Artist Koitsu Tsuchiya 1870-1949 Signature Koitsu Seal shin Dated ca. 1940 Publisher Doi Eiichi Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good … (later printing) printed on "do" water marked paper Colors excellent Condition excellent - very good Description Two mallards are descending to a shore line under the full moon. Note carver Harada, printer Seki Format Mitsugiri-ban |
Artist: Tsuchiya, Koitsu (1870-1949) Series: Publisher Doi Title or Subject: Two Ducks with a Moon Signature or Seal: Signature and seal, Seal Doi Eiichi Date or Circa: 1930's (posthumous printing) Paper Size: 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches Impression/Color/Condition: Good/Good/Good
Description: Good state |