Artist |
YOSHIDA, Hiroshi (1876-1950) |
Title |
"Sailing Boats, Evening" ("Hansen--Yu") |
Date |
1926. Impressed signature lower margin, likely 1950's/60's. |
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") |
Impression |
Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; lifelike reflection in water; crisply detailed lines. |
Condition |
Very Good to Excellent. Excellent colors; clean backside; full margins. (Some minor wrinkling top edge, small paper remnants verso top edge--otherwise flawless.) |
Reference/Illus |
"The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida" #44; Blair 1930 Toledo Exhibition #254. |
Comments |
Very large ("double-oban") beautiful Yoshida "sailboat image." Seldom seen--impressively large format and difficult to print. This is the "brown background 'Evening' version" (with distant sailboats left); five other variant states exist for this image (using different colors). |
Item # |
CG-985 |
Price |
$1275 (Sold) |