| Artist | YOSHIDA, Hiroshi (1876-1950) |
| Title | "Sailing Boats, Forenoon" ("Hansen--Gozen") |
| Date | 1926. Impressed signature lower margin, circa 1960's/70's. |
| Series | "Inland Sea Series" ("Seto-Naikai Shu") |
| Publisher | Yoshida Studio |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Blocks cut by Mayeda. Bears "Toku" seal (meaning "special") upper left margin. |
| Image Size | Very LARGE format: 14 1/8 x 20 ("DOUBLE-oban") |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; life-like reflection in water; crisply detailed lines. |
| Condition | Very Good++. Very good colors; full margins. (Tape residues to verso margins not affecting image; some discoloration to left front margin (easily matted over).) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida" #41; Blair 1930 Toledo Exhibition #251. |
| Comments | Very large ("double-oban") beautiful Yoshida "sailboat image." Seldom seen--impressively large format and difficult to print. This is the "light blue background 'Forenoon' version (with distant boats left);" five other variant states exist for this image (using different colors). |
| Item # | BG-334 |
| Price | $1300 (Sold) |