Tsuchiya Koitsu Giclée Repro Print Nezu Shrine Tokyo Night Snow 1934 6.75"x10" Woodblock glaze pooling at the rim

glaze pooling at the rim

The painterly outlining and soft color gradation are hallmarks of accomplished yūzen dyework

The nakago shows deep patina consistent with Edo-era manufacture

vinegar tasters motif

Tsuchiya Koitsu Giclée Repro Print Nezu Shrine Tokyo Night Snow 1934 6.75"x10" Woodblock glaze pooling at the rimTsuchiya Koitsu (, 18701949) Nezu Jinja ( Nezu Shrine) archival gicle reproduction Contemporary reproduction after original woodblock print, December 1934 (Shwa 9) Snow falls through a deep winter night at Nezu Shrine in Tokyo. A woman likely a geisha, judging by her dress and bearing crosses the snow covered precinct under a red and white umbrella, her footprints trailing behind her toward the viewer. To her left, a large stone lantern catches a warm