| Artist | YOSHIDA, Hiroshi (1876-1950) |
| Title | "Sailing Boats, Evening" ("Hansen--Yu") |
| Date | 1926. Impressed signature lower margin, circa 1960's/70's. |
| 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") (Frame: 21 1/4 x 27 3/4--nice.) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" to sailboat and distant waves; life-like reflection in water; crisply detailed lines. |
| Condition | Appears Excellent. Bright, fresh colors. Clean margins. (Not examined outside frame--appears flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | "The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida" #44; 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 "pinkish background 'Evening' version" (with distant sailboats left); five other variant states exist for this image (using different colors). Very NICE framing/matting. |
| Item # | SR-01 |
| Price | Special Pricing--NOW $1025 (Sold/EB) (Reg $2250/$1800/$1495) |