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Tsuchiya Kōitsu
Cormorant Fishing on the River NagaragawaApril, 1940

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print of a night river scene with torch-lit fishing boats and a lantern-hung pleasure boat on dark teal water, mountains in the distance

Tsuchiya Kōitsu, Cormorant Fishing on the River Nagaragawa, April, 1940, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Elizabeth Babbit Spelman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Tsuchiya Kōitsu
Japan, 1870-1949
Title
Cormorant Fishing on the River Nagaragawa
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
April, 1940
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 9 9/16 × 14 7/16 in. (24.29 × 36.67 cm) Sheet: 10 11/16 × 15 3/4 in. (27.15 × 40.01 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Babbit Spelman
Accession Number
AC1999.34.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art