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Date : c.1930
Size : O-ban
Impression : Very good
Condition : Very good
Detail : Published by Doi Sadaichi
Since TSUCHIYA Koitsu was the youngest pupil of Kiyochika, he was like a family of Kiyochika. He assisted Kiyochika's artworks and also did housework, for instance, babysitting. In 1931, he met Watanabe Shozaburo, the most famous Shin-Hanga publisher, at the exhibition on the 16th year of Kiyochika's death. Watanabe offered him to make Shin-Hanga works, Koitsu joined and created some works and exhibited "Night cherry blossom at Gion" and "Moonlit Evening at Osaka Castle" at the 3rd exhibition of Modern print which was sponsored by Watanabe. It was the late debut of the famous Shin-Hanga artist. Shopping Guide & Information of the Japanese Prints