A pair of mandarin ducks, c.1935
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Koitsu's daytime landscapes and non-nocturnal scenes are less common on the primary market but still reflect his mastery of atmosphere and color. Values have risen steadily over the past decade.
Mandarin ducks (oshidori) are among the most potent symbols of conjugal fidelity in East Asian art, their brilliantly colored plumage and lifelong pair-bonding making them a perennial subject for auspicious imagery. Koitsu renders the pair around 1935 with careful attention to the male's iridescent greens and chestnuts against the subtler brown of the female, likely set among lotus leaves or reeds at a pond's edge. The subject bridges his landscape practice and the broader tradition of Japanese bird-and-flower painting.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A pair of mandarin ducks, c.1935 was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
A pair of mandarin ducks, c.1935 was published by Doi Sadaichi.
A pair of mandarin ducks, c.1935 depicts birds & flowers and animals.
