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Notes (1st edition)
Publisher (this edition): Doi Sadaichi Doi Hangaten Doi Hangaten Doi Hangaten Doi Doi Doi Eiichi Doi Eiichi Doi Eiichi
Date of this item: 1930s 1950-63 1950-63 1950-63 1960s-90s 1960s-90s 1981-90 1981-90 1981-90
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:

Confirmed Sadaichi version!!!!

Sold with Hasui print by same framer (see Hasui - Nigatsudo Temple- Nara- Landscape)

Antique Wood Block

Plum Nightingale
Or Bush Warbler


By Tsuchiya Koitsu

Format: Mitsugiri

Published by: Doi Hangaten

Measures: 18.5 by 9.5 inches framed
Insert of matt measures: 13.5 by 6.5 inches

Matt has a few spots.

A few age spots on woodblock
Has been displayed and stored over the years.

There are NO rips or tears on print.
Artist: Koitsu. (1870-1849) Title: Bird amongst the Plum blossom. Tanzaku. Date: c1950. Category: Bird and Flower. Condition: B,B.
Artist: KOITSU, TSUCHIYA
Title: Bird on Flowing Plum Tree
Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Date: c 1935
Publisher: Doi
Size: 15 1/2 x 7 5/8 inches (Paper)
Condition: Fine impression, color and state.
Notes: Printer: Yokoi, Carver: Harada
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.
You are bidding on a Japanese woodblock print signed by Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949). The print size is 15 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches. The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers. The chop stamp of the artist’s signature is at the lower right corner of the print. This woodblock print is not attached to backing paper or cardboard and strong ink bleeding is seen through the back of print. There are a couple of very minor stains and wrinkles in the borders due to the print’s age. However, they do not affect the image of the print at all.

Saturday, 13 August 2005

An original unframed Japanese colour woodcut by Koitsu. This depicts a small bird (I think it's a warbler) on a branch with blossom. I have dated it to post 1940 to be safe, but it may well be slightly earlier.

Condition is problematic. The print has been laid down onto a backing card with double sided tape in the margins. There also seems to be the residue of some previous tape intruding into the image about half an inch in the left, right and lower edges. (I think this should all be clear from my photos.) There is some creasing, the worst of which is near the artist's seal and in the top left area.

The print itself does not appear to be laid down - colour is excellent

Size is 15.5 x 7.5 inches to the sheet edges.

A very nice unframed print which either needs some professional attention or an overmount to hide the problems at the edges.

Title "Bush Warbler" (given title)
Date Color print by Seki, c1981-95
Series na
Publisher Doi Eiichi
Carver/Printer Harada/Seki
Image Size Both 6 7/8 x 13 3/4
Impression Fine--superbly executed "bokashi" shading;
Condition Excellent & Good+ (minor edgewear; bumping; 1 1/2 inch tear left).

Comments Superb image.
Koitsu- Bush Warbler (Mitsugiri).jpg is:

"Bush Warbler" - 1932

Mitsugiri

Image size 15." x 7.5"
Condition Pristine. Never laid down. Strong bleedthrough to verso. No folds, no tears, no creases, no foxing. Scan shows slight discoloration in margins. This does not appear in actual print.

Authenticated by Master Koitsui's signature, Doi Eiichi seal, watermark and the all-important double-offset Harada/Seki seal. Most prints seen in recent times carry the Hamano printer's seal, signifying a more recent print. This print carries the earlier Seki seal. Seki worked for Doi for 4 decades prior to 1993. We would estimate this print was struck circa 1980 or earlier, making it more rare than some current later-editions.
Title Songbird and Plum Tree
Artist Koitsu Tsuchiya 1870-1949
Signature Koitsu
Seal artist's seal (shin)
Dated not dated
Publisher Doi Eiichi
Technique/Medium Woodblock print
Impression excellent - very good … (posthumous printing)
Colors excellent
Condition excellent
Description Warbler perches on a blooming plum branch. Its song is regarded as the harbinger of the spring.
Note carver Harada, printer Seki
Width 7.9 inches = 20.0 cm
Height 15.2 inches = 38.5 cm
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