Tsuchiya Koitsu - Tea House Attendant

Tea House Attendant

Tsuchiya Koitsu original woodcut, "Tea House Attendant" was created by the Japanese artist in 1935. This impression is printed upon fine Japanese mulberry paper and with full margins as published by Doi in Tokyo at this date. "Tea House Attendant" is signed by the Koitsu in the block and bearing Doi's red seal under the signature.

Tea House Attendant

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Tsuchiya Koitsu (Tokyo, 1870 - 1949)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		Restaurant in The Evening by Tsuchiya Koitsu	Original Japanese Woodcut	1940	Signed by Tsuchiya Koitsu in the block and bearing the Doi red seal under under the signature.	Sold
02.-		Tea House Attendant by Tsuchiya Koitsu	Original Japanese Woodcut	1935	Signed by Tsuchiya Koitsu in the block and bearing bearing the Doi red seal under under the signature.	Sold

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Title:	Tea House Attendant
Artist:	Koitsu, Tsuchiya (Tokyo, 1870 - 1949)
Date:	1935
Medium:	Original Japanese Woodcut
Publisher:	Doi, Tokyo
Note:	Tsuchiya Koitsu became of pupil of Kiyochika Kobayashi in 1885 and from him learned the arts of the woodcut and lithography. He worked as his master's primary assistant for the next nineteen years. By 1930, however, Tsuchiya Koitsu had emerged as a fine landscape artist and in the following years both Watanabe and Doi began to commission Shin Hanga woodcuts from him. During the following two decades Koitsu created slightly more than one hundred woodcuts, most of which are outstanding in their quality and craftsmanship.
	In particular, Tsuchiya Koitsu is recognized as excelling in the depictions of light and shade. This element clearly comes to the fore in his famous night scenes such as, "Tea House Attendant", where the subtle tonalities and colours brought forth from the relationships between light and dark are brilliantly delineated. The entire composition is further enriched by Koitsu's bold and striking use of vertical and horizontal lines. Clearly, this is both a magical and superb work of original Shin Hanga art.
	By 1930 a Renaissance in the art of the Japanese woodcut had taken place. Referred to simply as 'Shin Hanga' (the 'New Prints'), the woodcuts created by the great masters of this era were as splendid as the art of Japan's legendary past masters. The movement began in Tokyo, largely promoted by the publishing houses of Watanabe and Doi, and by 1920 the finest artists were commissioned by them. Goyo and Shinsui produced modern figure studies of timeless beauty. Landscape and other views, however, attracted most of the talented artists such as Hasui, Shotei, Yoshida, Tsuchiya Koitsu and Shiro Kasamatsu. With their distinctive styles, these artists were responsible for infusing new life into the great tradition of the Japanese woodcut.
Size:	Oban (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon fine Japanese mulberry (rice) paper as published by Doi in Tokyo in 1935. Signed by the artist in the block (lower left corner) and bearing Doi's red seal under the signature. One very slight spot exists in the paper near the lower margin, else this is a magnificently printed, early impression and in excellent condition throughout.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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