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Onchi, Kōshirō (1891 - 1955)

Nij�bashi. From the portfolio: Scenes of Last Tokyo - Fifteen Scenes of Last Tokyo in Original Woodcut - Tokyo kaiko zue, published by Fugaku Shuppansha in December 1945.
Paper size: 27.8 x 19.8 cm.The series was printed by Hirai K�ichi, a highly capable printer.

Euro SOLD

Fine impression, colours and condition: still in its original folder.

There is widespread discussion in how far the blocks used for the One Hundred Views of New Tokyo series were recut or newly cut for the 1945 Tokyo kaiko zue, which only countred 15 designs instead of 100.