japanese-woodblock-prints-by-benji-asada-and-tsuchiya-koitsu
Lot 126
Japanese Woodblock Prints by Benji Asada and Tsuchiya Koitsu
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Showa period (1926-1990), ink and colors on paper, includes a woodblock print by Tsuchiya Koitsu (Japanese, 1870-1949), Sparrows printed post-war in 1950s after the original 1930s print, and a woodblock print by Benji Asada (1899-1984), Cherry Blossoms of Omuro in Kyoto, circa 1950s, published by Uchida, both prints are presented loose.

Koitsu 16 1/2 x 11 1/4 in., Asada 15 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.

Koitsu print has some overall light toning to paper, good grain to paper visible; Asada print in very good overall condition, light marks to upper left and right corner on back where tape was previously.