Hiroshi YOSHIDA -- "Toshogu Shrine" (#3)

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Artist YOSHIDA, Hiroshi
(1876-1950)
Title "Toshogu Shrine"
Date 1937; "Impressed" signature lower margin (posthumous edition, 1950's).
Provenance From a southern Californian estate, obtained 1950's while in Japan.
Series na
Publisher Yoshida Family Studio
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 9 5/8 x 14 3/4
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to trees, shrine, and stairs; crisply detailed lines.
Condition Nearly Excellent. Strong colors. Clean front and verso. (Four tape residues verso corner tips--otherwise flawless.)
Reference/Illus "The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida" #223.
Comments Wonderful colors--a delightful shrine image.
Item # DG-227
Price $575 (Sold/PB)