Evening at Ushigome
牛込の夕
- Date:
- c. 1930s
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Typical Price
An evening scene at Ushigome captures the transitional light between day and night, a moment Koitsu rendered with exceptional sensitivity. The warm glow of interior lights against cool twilight skies is his hallmark. Lifetime editions of this atmospheric Tokyo view sell for $1,800-$4,000, with posthumous reprints at $600-$1,800.
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