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.
In winter, Lake Yamanaka becomes one of Japan's starkest Fuji views — the snow-covered mountain rising above a lake partially frozen at its shores, the vegetation stripped of color, the sky a clear winter blue or grey. Koitsu uses the season's austerity to pare his composition to essentials: mountain, water, sky, and the thin line of the winter shore. The [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) treatment of the sky creates the chill of a still winter day with great economy of means.
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.
Lake Yamanaka in Winter was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Lake Yamanaka in Winter uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Lake Yamanaka in Winter was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Lake Yamanaka in Winter depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and winter.
