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.
Banyugawa — possibly a river or coastal location in Niigata or Akita prefecture — appears in Koitsu's work as a scene of rural waterway life, the kind of quiet regional Japan that the [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) movement sought to record before modernization erased it. The composition likely features boats or fishing activity along the river's banks, rendered in Koitsu's characteristic palette of muted greens, blues, and the soft gradations of a cloudy sky reflected in calm water.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Banyugawa was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Banyugawa was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Banyugawa depicts landscapes, boats & ships, and rivers & lakes.
