| Artist | YOSHIDA, Hiroshi (1876-1950) |
| Title | "Hirosaki Castle" ("Hirosaki Jo") |
| Date | 1935 "Jizuri" seal |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of Army serviceman Lt Col Frank Fliniau--POW 1942-45, stationed in Tokyo 1946-58. |
| Series | "Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms" |
| Publisher | Yoshida Family Studio |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | "Jizuri" seal "Pencil-signed" by artist lower margin, "brush-signed" by artist in image. |
| Image Size | 9 5/8 x 14 3/4 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; life-like reflection; crisply detailed lines. |
| Condition | Good. Good colors. Clean front and verso. (Faint mat-line bottom and sides; some fading; some discoloration/toning to margins; light wear.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida" #192; Pachter's "Kawase Hasui and his Contemporaries" pl.#123. |
| Comments | Beautiful springtime cherry blossom image. (Required 14 blocks and 33 impressions per Pachter.) Lifetime printing. |
| Item # | PR-09 |
| Price | NOW $675 Special Pricing SOLD/KL/j52/Hong Kong (was $850) |
