| Artist |
YOSHIDA, Hiroshi (1876-1950) |
| Title |
"Tateyama Betuzan" ("Tateyama Betuzan") |
| Date |
1928; "Jizuri" seal, "brush-signed" and "sealed" by artist in image.
Pencil-signed in margin by artist. |
| Provenance |
Private placement.
Consigned by a knowledgable NW collector of Yoshida prints.
|
| Series |
"Southern Japanese Alps" ("Nihon Minami Arupusu Shu") |
| Publisher |
Yoshida Family Studio |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
"Jizuri" seal;
Blocks cut by Maeda Yujiro. |
| Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 5/8 |
| Impression |
Very Fine.
Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; highly detailed carving.
|
| Condition |
Good to Very Good. Good colors.
Clean front and verso.
(Light toning; faint mat-line wide into margins; partially trimmed 3 margins; some fading, wear.) |
| Reference/Illus |
"The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida" #33; Blair's 1936 "Toldedo Exhibition" pl. #244. |
| Comments |
An early Japanese Alps design from Hiroshi's 1926 travels.
Seldom seen. |
| Item # |
MR-04 |
| Price |
$950 |