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.
Hara Shobō was a celebrated Tokyo antiquarian bookseller and publisher of woodblock prints, closely associated with the [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) movement, and Koitsu's inclusion of it as a subject suggests a commemorative or promotional print rather than a straightforward landscape. The shop's refined façade in a Tokyo neighborhood captures the material culture of print publishing and collecting that sustained artists like Koitsu himself. The image is a rare instance of Koitsu documenting the commercial infrastructure of his own artistic world.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Hara Shobō was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Hara Shobō was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Hara Shobō depicts urban scenes, night scenes, and architecture.
