349 - [COLLECTION OF A. PARVIN] TSUCHIYA KOITSU (JAPANESE, 1870-1949)

[COLLECTION OF A. PARVIN] TSUCHIYA KOITSU (JAPANESE, 1870-1949) SNOW AT MIYAJIMA, SHOWA PERIOD, 20TH CENTURY 昭和 土屋光逸「雪の宮島」木刻版畫 鏡框woodblock print, signed Koitsu and sealed Shin, no publisher's mark, dated Showa juninen ichigatsu saku (made January 1937) (original publication date, this impression posthumous), framed 26cm x 39cm without frame Collection of A. Parvin, London, acquired from Japanese Gallery Kensington, London; thence by descent.A. Parvin developed an interest in Japanese culture from an early age, having grown up practising judo. Later, as an entrepreneur and business owner, he became an enthusiastic art collector, assembling a collection that included Japanese woodblock prints. Many of these works were acquired from established London dealers, including Japanese Gallery Kensington, London.倫敦A. Parvin收藏，購自倫敦Japanese Gallery Kensington，後家族遞藏。A. Parvin自幼習練柔道，因而對日本文化產生濃厚興趣。其後從商創業，並逐漸成為熱衷藝術收藏的藏家，收藏涵蓋日本浮世繪版畫等作品，其中不少購自倫敦知名古董藝術商，包括Japanese Gallery Kensington。 Compare to the same posthumously-printed woodblock print sold at Sotheby's London, 11 September 2023, lot 1036. See another impression signed Koitsu, published by Doi Hangaten, dated 1937, was sold at Christie's New York, 2 Apr 2026, lot 185.