Tsuchiya Koitsu was born under the name of “Koichi” in Hammamatsu in the Japanese countryside. He went to Tokyo. At the age 15 and had apprentice with Matsuzaki, a engraver who worked for Kobayashi Kiyochika. , an artist famous for his genre scenes and military prints. But instead of staying with the engraver, Koitsu joined […]
For sale are two Japanese woodblock prints by Kaoru Kawano. Size of the prints is about 11 1/4″ by 16 1/4″ on thick washi. The backs have mark of small black circle, indicating posthumous printings. Very good condition, tiny light tan strip on top edge on print. My first photograph shows toning, which is not […]
(SAME QUALITY BUT NOT THE EXACT ONES PICTURED). This print was made from the original woodblocks. Teruhide Kato had studied at Kyoto Art College. He was a famous kimono fashion designer. When he was 50 years old, he decided to follow his real passion, and became a traditional Kyoto woodblock artist. Success remained with the […]