Tsuchiya Koitsu Giclée Repro Print Nezu Shrine Tokyo Night Snow 1934 10"x15" Garden continuity of the family line

continuity of the family line

There are tagane ato around the nakago indicating it was most certainly affixed to a sword

A refined Matsumoto Ishōdansu (松本衣装箪笥) from the Shinano region (present-day Nagano Prefecture)

where he represents prosperity through righteous action and success achieved with integrity

though its scale and presence also lend themselves well to display as a small vase

Tsuchiya Koitsu Giclée Repro Print Nezu Shrine Tokyo Night Snow 1934 10"x15" Garden continuity of the family lineTsuchiya Koitsu (, 18701949) Nezu Jinja ( Nezu Shrine) archival gicle reproduction Contemporary reproduction after original woodblock print, December 1934 (Shwa 9) Snow falls through a deep winter night at Nezu Shrine in Tokyo. A woman likely a geisha, judging by her dress and bearing crosses the snow covered precinct under a red and white umbrella, her footprints trailing behind her toward the viewer. To her left, a large stone lantern catches a warm