Jean PESKE (1870-1949). "River at the foot of the castle". Ink, wash and pencil …

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Jean PESKE (1870-1949). "River at the foot of the castle". Ink, wash and pencil on paper, signed lower left. 80 x 70.5 cm. (Folds and small tears at edges).

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Jean PESKE (1870-1949). "River at the foot of the castle". Ink, wash and pencil on paper, signed lower left. 80 x 70.5 cm. (Folds and small tears at edges).

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TSUCHIYA KOITSU: WARBLER ON PLUM BRANCH TSUCHIYA KOITSU: WARBLER ON PLUM BRANCH By Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949), signed Koitsu with seal ‘Shin’ Japan, c. 1950s Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Koitsu with seal Shin; publisher seal Doi Hangaten with watermark ‘Doi’ located at the top-left corner. Title Warbler on Plum Branch. A warbler perched on a plum tree covered with white buds and blossoms shadowed in blue, with the rugged trunk rendered with bold calligraphic line work. SIZE of the sheet 43 x 28.8 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and very slight browning of paper. Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) was a renowned landscape artist and a student of the famous Meiji-era print designer Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915). He gained prominence as a designer of shin hanga (New Prints) for major woodblock print publishers from the early 1930s to 1940. Tsuchiya Koitsu's prints were known for their dramatic use of light and interesting color effects, influenced by his teacher Kiyochika. Museum comparison: A closely related mitsugiri print, formerly in the John H. Van Vleck, is in the collection of the Chazen Museum of Art, accession number 1980.2560.

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TSUCHIYA KOITSU: BENKEI BRIDGE TSUCHIYA KOITSU: BENKEI BRIDGE By Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949), signed Koitsu with seal ‘Shinsei’ Japan, 1933 Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical Oban. Signed Koitsu with ‘Shinsei’ seal on the bottom right corner of the image. Titled Benkei Bashi (Benkei Bridge) from the series Tokyo Fukei (Views of Tokyo). A beautiful bridge illuminated by streetlights on a spring evening with trees in full bloom. SIZE of the sheet 36.3 x 26 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and trimmed margins. Great impression and vivid colors. Firmly mounted on a paper frame. Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) was a renowned landscape artist and a student of the famous Meiji-era print designer Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915). He gained prominence as a designer of shin hanga (New Prints) for major woodblock print publishers from the early 1930s to 1940. Tsuchiya Koitsu's prints were known for their dramatic use of light and interesting color effects, influenced by his teacher Kiyochika. While some critics praised his work, noting its quality on par with famous shin hanga landscape artists like Kawase Hasui, Kasamatsu Shiro, and Yoshida Hiroshi, others criticized his heavy-handed design and unconventional color sensibility. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related print sold at Galerie Zacke, Asian Art Discoveries - Japanese Art, 7 September 2023, Vienna, lot 385 (sold for EUR 1,950).

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