Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)
Koitsu studied under Matsuzaki, who was a carver for Kobayayashi Kiyochika, in Tokyo for 19 years. He produced woodblocks during the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Like the work of Kobayashi Kiyochika, Koitsu’s work often uses very dramatic light.
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