- Yotsuya Araki Yokochō - Nature Other impressions of this print

Other impressions of this print are held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

Round red seal "Sakamoto" (artist) and the embossed seal "Hanmoto Kato Hanga Kenkyusho" (publisher) are on the lower left margin

1942): She learned woodblock printing from Tokuriki

The festival is said to have originated over 300 years ago during the Edo period

Baba was a renowned painter and printmaker from the Showa era

- Yotsuya Araki Yokochō - Nature Other impressions of this printThe beautiful woodblock print "Yotsuya Araki Yokoch" is by Koitsu Tsuchiya (18701949). This atmospheric composition depicts two graceful maiko (apprentice geisha) outside a traditional teahouse at dusk. Beautifully rendered architectural detailsincluding tiled rooftops, elegant wooden latticework, windows of varying shapes, a stone lantern, and carefully pruned pine treecreate a scene rich in character and nostalgia. The warm glow of light spilling