Koitsu's atmospheric night and temple scenes are his most sought-after subjects. Doi Hangaten first editions (1930s) are the most desirable; Watanabe editions are more common.
Horyuji Temple near Nara, built in the early seventh century and among the oldest wooden structures on earth, presents Koitsu with a subject of almost incomprehensible historical depth. The five-story pagoda and Golden Hall, rising above the temple's white earthen walls under sheets of Nara rain, take on a quality of timeless endurance — structures that have weathered thirteen centuries of such storms. The [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) treatment of the wet sky and rain-darkened earth gives the ancient complex a living atmospheric reality.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Rain at Horyuji Temple, Nara was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Rain at Horyuji Temple, Nara uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Rain at Horyuji Temple, Nara was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Rain at Horyuji Temple, Nara depicts temples & shrines and rain, set at Nara.
