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Onchi, Kôshirô (1891 - 1955)

Nijūbashi (二重橋早春 )
Paper size: 26.8 x 20.4 cm. Number 3 from an edition of 50, published by Nakajima Jūtarō in April 1929, as part of the series One Hundred Views of New Tokyo – Shin Tokyo hyakkei. With the original folder (detail 1) showing the title slip of the series plus a brown stamp giving the title of the print, the artist and the edition. On the print red stamp: Kōshirō jizuri (self-printed) bottom left. Shin Tokyo hyakkei is undoubtedly the best pre-war series of Sōsaku Hanga, with contributions by the ten leading artists of the period.

Euro SOLD

Fine impression, colours and condition; the folder shows some foxing and browning, but the print itself is unaffected, apart from some tiny specks of foxing in the margins. RARE