Toshi Yoshida -- Buncho

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Artist Toshi YOSHIDA (1911-1995)
Title "Buncho" ("Buncho")
Date 1927, block-signed (circa likely 1970's/80's/90's)
Series na
Publisher Yoshida Studio
Seal, Carver/Printer Block-signed (impressed) signature by artist; "jizuri" (self-printed (or supervised) by artist).
Image Size 10 x 15 1/4
Impression Fine. Skillful "bokashi" shading to bird's under-feathers and cage; amazingly detailed carving.
Condition Excellent. Crisp and clean; strong colors. (Flawless.)
Reference/Illus na
Comments HIghly detailed. One of Toshi's earliest images--as in 1927 Toshi was then only 16 years old. (Of Tohsi's oeuvre of prints, only two (1925 and 1926) are earlier.
Item # BG-285
Price $365