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.
Tomonotsu, the historic port town at the eastern entrance to the Onomichi Strait on the Inland Sea, offered one of the finest sunset views on a coastline famous for dramatic light. Koitsu's 1940 print concentrates the warm amber and crimson tones of the dying sun on the still harbor water, where fishing vessels and transport boats ride at anchor in their own elongated reflections. The Inland Sea's calm, island-dotted geography created a landscape uniquely suited to Koitsu's atmospheric light effects.
1940
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸) in 1940.
Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea was published by Doi Sadaichi (1940).
Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea depicts seascapes and night scenes, set at Seto Inland Sea.
Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea measures 39 × 25.9 cm (Oban format).
