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E. Kotozuka Japanese Wood-Block print of “Former Imperial Palace in Kyoto”
date: c1950 note calligraphy to the margin
Publisher: Uchida
Seal: Uchida and Koto
large print format
Eiichi Kotozuka was a 20th-century Japanese commercial artist and woodblock printmaker. He was a prolific artist of the sōsaku-hanga style. He was one of four artists who co-founded the print publishing company Koryokusha. He was noted for his prints of Japanese cultural traditions, flowers, landscapes, and wildlife. After WWII he created a number of designs for the publisher Uchida Publishing, including his most famous series Eight Snow Scenes of Kyoto.
DIMENSIONS
17ʺW × 1.25ʺD × 21ʺH
Condition notes:
some toning of the paper, original black frame has scuff marks, newly mat and back acid free to preserve the print, Ready to hang in your home. Alabama Artist estate.