After Hiroshi YOSHIDA -- "Traditional Sailing Boat -- Night"

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Artist After Hiroshi YOSHIDA (1876-1950)
Title "Traditional Sailing Boat -- Night"
("A Junk")
Date 2000
(VIEW Yoshida's design 1939)
Series na
Publisher Mokuhanga-kan (Tokyo)
Seal, Carver/Printer D Bull/K Kubota
Image Size 4 7/8 x 8 1/8 (plus margins)
(Yoshida was 3 3/4 x 6 1/4)
(Compare sizes both prints.)
Impression Very Fine.
Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; life-like reflection in water; highly detailed carving.
Condition Excellent.
Excellent colors.
Pristine. (No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus "The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida" #257.
Comments Originally a classic Yoshida design dating to 1939.
This is a skillfully carved/printed modern day masterpiece -- nearly twice the size of Yoshida's original. (Compare with "Day" version of same design.)
Item # DB-03
Price $150