| Artist | YOSHIDA, Hiroshi (1876-1950) |
| Title | "Sailing Boats, Night" ("Hansen--Yoru") |
| Date | 1926. Impressed signature lower margin, circa 1960's/70's. |
| Provenance | Consigned by a knowledgable eastcoast print collector/dealer. |
| 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 | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to a few distant waves; life-like reflection in water (including distant lights); crisply detailed lines. (Faint ink-smudge upper margin.) |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean backside; full margins. (Minor thinning upper verso corner.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida" #45; 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 "dark bluish-green background 'Night' version" (with distant sailboats left); five other variant states exist for this image (using different colors). |
| Item # | PA-30 |
| Price | $1575 (Sold/PB) |