| Artist | Koitsu TSUCHIYA (1870-1949) |
| Title | "Moon over Asakusa Kinryusan" ("**") |
| Date | 1938 (early printing by Yokoi, ca1934-62) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by US Army Engineers serviceman Philip Pfeiffer stationed in Korea/Japan 1954-55. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Doi Hangaten |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Doi "E-seal" (1936-62), Yokoi/Harada. |
| Image Size | 10 1/4 x 15 1/2 ("dai-oban," large oban) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Exceptional "bokashi" shading; distinctly visible woodgrain; highly detailed. |
| Condition | Excellent. Fresh, excellent colors. (Slight toning.) |
| Reference/Illus | n/a |
| Comments | A wonderfully illuminated evening moonlite scene--typical of the superb mastery of light
for which Koitsu is so well known.
1954 Military Collection (US Army Engineers) - stored flat, never displayed past 65 years. A RARELY seen design--and seldom in this uncirculated condition. |
| Item # | PP-08 |
| Price | $675 |