| Artist | YOSHIDA, Hiroshi (1876-1950) |
| Title | "Sailing Boats, Night" ("Hansen--Yoru") |
| Date | 1926. Impressed signature lower margin, likely 1950's/early60's (Sticker on frame's backside is pre-Zip-code, hence pre-1963). |
| Series | "Inland Sea Series" ("Seto-Naikai Shu") |
| Publisher | Yoshida Studio |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Blocks cut by Mayeda. |
| Image Size | Very LARGE format: 14 1/8 x 20 ("DOUBLE-oban") (In 19 3/4 x 26 inch frame.) |
| Impression | Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; lifelike reflection in water; crisply detailed lines. |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors; full margins exposed. (NOT examined outside of frame--but appears flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida" #45; Blair 1930 Toledo Exhibition #255. |
| Comments | Very large ("double-oban") beautiful Yoshida "sailboat image." Seldom seen--impressively large format and difficult to print. This is the "dark bluish-green background 'Night' version" (with distant sailboats left); five other variant states exist for this image (using different colors). |
| Item # | BG-113 |
| Price | $1275 (Sold) (With nice "bamboo-faux" frame) |