- Yotsuya Araki Yokochō - Nature Baba was a renowned painter

Baba was a renowned painter and printmaker from the Showa era

Though the atmosphere is slightly gloomy

The very lovely print 'Kabuto Man' is by Kunio Kaneko

Paper size: 9 and 1/2 x 15 and 1/4 inches

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

- Yotsuya Araki Yokochō - Nature Baba was a renowned painterThe 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