Hiroshi YOSHIDA -- "Hirosaki Castle"

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Artist YOSHIDA, Hiroshi (1876-1950)
Title "Hirosaki Castle"
Date 1935; "impressed" signature lower margin (posthumous edition, ca1950/60's)
Series "Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms"
Publisher Yoshida Studio
Seal, Carver/Printer (Required 14 blocks and 33 impressions per Pachter)
Image Size 9 5/8 x 14 3/4
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; lifelike reflection; crisply detailed lines.
Condition Nearly Excellent. Strong colors, clean backside. (Faint toning/verso thining outer margins, otherwise perfect.)
Reference/Illus "The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida" #192; Pachter's "Kawase Hasui and his Contemporaries" pl.#123.
Comments Beautiful cherry blossom image.
Item # CG-614
Price $595 (Sold/GC)