Japan Art and Mount Fuji: Tsuchiya Kōitsu
Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
Tsuchiya Kōitsu was born in 1870 during the Meiji Period (1868-1912). He died in 1949 during the early pre-war period when chaos, poverty, and uncertainty abounded in Japan.
Hence, the stunning art by Kōitsu in this article – which was produced in the 1930s – belies the reality of nationalism, war, and other social convulsions that engulfed Northeast Asia in this period of history.
Kōitsu’s early mentor was the acclaimed Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915). Indeed, they worked together for just shy of two decades.
He produced kosen-ga (light ray pictures) and focused on shin-hanga prints – and other forms of printmaking.
Koitsu produced amazing prints throughout his lifetime. His early prints focusing on the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) are a million miles away from the delightful landscapes of Mount Fuji in this article.
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