YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Kurumazaka Parrot

Category

Japanese | Nature

Series

At a Zoological Garden. Dôbutsuen

Publisher

Self printed. Jizuri seal

dai oban tate-e, 28.0 cm × 41.0 cm

Very good impression, colour and condition. Slight soiling in the lower left margin.

Kurumazaka Parrot (Kurumazaka ômu), from the series at a Zoological Garden (Dôbutsuen). Also known as Major Mitchell's Cockatoo. Signed Yoshida, with Hiroshi seal underneath. Jizuri self-printed seal in rust coloured ink lower right, from right to left, series title, followed by Kurumaszaka ômu and Made 1926, Taisho jugonen saku. Title and pencil signature within the image at the bottom. 

£2350

YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Kibatan Parrot. Kibatan ômu.

Category

Japanese | Nature

Series

Dôbutsuen. At a Zoological Garden.

Publisher

Self printed. Jizuri seal

dai-oban tate-e, 28.0 cm × 41.0 cm

Excellent impression, colour and condition. With beautiful blind printing.

An unusual subject for Yoshida from the series At a Zoological Garden, Dôbutsuen. This print depicts the Kibatan parrot. Signed Yoshida in block with Hiroshi seal. Self printed in 1926 by the artist with rust ink coloured Jizuri seal upper left, followed by series, work title and Taisho jugonen saku, Made in 1926. 

£2650

YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Ikenohata. 1937.

Category

Japanese | Landscape

Publisher

Self-printed. "Jizuri" seal.

ōban yoko-e, 40.5 cm × 27.1 cm

Excellent impression and colour. Printing creases in both margins, light mounting remnants au verso, otherwise very good condition.

Lake Ueno in high tide, with a reflection of the shrine on the water's surface. In the background, a five tier pagoda emerges in the hazy evening light. This print shows Yoshida's masterly use of colour, with a multitude of blocks used to produce the blue and grey hues. The trees are portrayed with at least four different shades of blue. Signed Yoshida, with red artist's seal Hiroshi. Jiizuri seal at upper left margin, followed by the date, Showa juninen saku (made in Showa 12, 1937

£1280

YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Sarusawa Pond. 1933.

Category

Japanese | 20th Century

Publisher

Self-printed. "Jizuri" seal.

large ōban tate-e, 27.7 cm × 40.8 cm

Excellent impression, fresh colour and very good condition. Large margins. Tiny pin-sized 'drying hole' and very light mounting remnants au verso.

A quintessential Japanese landscape depicting a five tier pagoda reflected in Sarusawa pond. The cherry blossom tree is in full bloom and figures can be seen approaching a shrine. Yoshida was scrupulous in the printing process exacting high standards and using a wide range of techniques. In this print he blends colours with a grey key block and crops the view with the cascading foliage of a weeping willow tree.

Block signed Yoshida with Hiroshi seal. Pencil signed lower right, with jizuri 'self printed' seal top left, followed by Shôwa hachinen saku 'made in Shôwa 8 (1933)'. 

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YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

The horse turnback at Umagaeshi. 1928.

Category

Japanese | 20th Century

Publisher

Self-printed. "Jizuri" seal.

large oban tate-e, 27.9 cm × 41.3 cm

Excellent impression, colour and condition. The usual 'drying' holes in the margin.

Pilgrims rest at 'Umagaeshi', Mount Fuji. Umagaeshi means 'horse return' and is the point at which the climbers would alight their horses and continue the ascent by foot. Hiroshi was a keen mountaineer himself and portrayed numerous summits, from the Matterhorn to the Grand Canyon.

Signed Yoshida in block with Hiroshi seal. Pencil signed 'Hiroshi Yoshida' lower left. Jizuri 'self printed' seal upper right, followed by date Showa san nen saku (made in Showa 3/1928) and series and print title Fuji jukkei, Umagaeshi.

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YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Moonlight of Taj Mahal No.4. 1931

Category

Japanese | 20th Century

Publisher

Self Published. Jizuri seal.

ôban yoko-e, 39.2 cm × 28.2 cm

Excellent first state impression. Excellent colour and condition.

Tsukiyo no Taji Maharu, dai-shi (Moonlight Taj Mahal No.4) from Yoshida's six prints depicting the Taj Mahal. Yoshida was a master at creating evocative night time scenes (see catalogue Acropolis at Night). The printing process was as arduous as the day time variations, requiring mulitple blocks. Note the subtle use of green and yellow blocks to capture the refracted light on the marble dome at dusk.

The first state with jizuri seal, followed by work date (showa roku nen saku; made in showa 6/1931) and title 'Tsukiyo no Taji Maharu, daiyon'. Signed 'Hiroshi Yoshida' pencil and Yoshida in block with Hiroshi seal. ref; plate 167 'The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida. Abe. 1987. MFA Impression

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YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Evening at the Nigatsudo Temple. 2/1926.

Category

Japanese | 20th Century

Publisher

Self-printed. "Jizuri" seal.

oban tate-e, 26.0 cm × 38.0 cm

Excellent impression, colour and very good condition. The usual 'drying' holes in the right margin where the print was hung to dry and light paper residue au verso.

A group of pilgrims rest after climbing the long, steep staircase to the Nigatsu-do Temple, known as the "Hall of the Second Month". The temple is located on the hillside of Mount Wakakusa and the balcony offers a magnificent view of the city of Nara. The ornate copper lanterns are lit in the evening and Yoshida revels in the half light of dusk, exploiting the shadowy purple and blue hues of twilight.

Signed Yoshida in block and pencil signed 'Hiroshi Yoshida' lower left. Jizuri 'self printed' seal top right, followed by date Taisho ju-go nen saku (made in Taisho 15/ 1926) and print title Nigatsu-do.

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YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Chikugo River. 1927.

Category

Japanese | 20th Century

Publisher

Self Published. Jizuri seal.

oban yoko-e, 43.0 cm × 28.0 cm

Excellent impression, colour and conditon. Two drying holes in the top margin.

Evening at Chukago River, printed in 1927. Jizuri 'self printed' seal, top left margin, followed by date Shôwa 2 nen saka, and the work title Hida Chikugogawa no yûbe. Signed Yoshida in block and pencil signed 'Hiroshi Yoshida' lower left and 'Chikago River' lower right.

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YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Bamboo Grove. 1939.

Category

Japanese | 20th Century

Publisher

Self printed "jizuri" seal.

oban tate-e, 24.8 cm × 37.5 cm

Excellent impression and condition. Very fresh colours (this design is often faded)

Hiroshi Yoshida was a keen mountaineer and his landscapes often portray sweeping panoramic vistas like the Grand Canyon and the Matterhorn. The mood is introspective in this pastoral scene, with a view from the sheltered wood of bamboo trees. Jizuri 'self-printed' seal, work date (Showa juyonen saku) and title (Takei Bayashi) in right margin, pencil signed 'Hiroshi Yoshida' and Yoshida in block with Hiroshi seal.

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YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi. 1932.

Category

Japanese | 20th Century

Series

Tonan Aija.

Publisher

Seal: Hiroshi "Jizuri". Self printed.

ôban tate-e, 25.0 cm × 38.0 cm

Superb, early impression, excellent colour and condition.

The Eastern Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi, central India near the Betwa river. The gate is adorned with elephants that relate to Maya's dream of an elephant on the moon before she gave birth to the Buddha. The figure of the yakshi maiden hangs below the architrave. They are the custodians of buried treasures, hidden in the earth and the roots of trees. Yoshida has portrayed two men and a women sitting barefoot on the ground, their Khussa slippers cast to one side. The brightly coloured figures, shadows and purple hue in the sky suggest the strong sunlight of late afternoon. An avid traveller, Hiroshi Yoshida visited India in 1931. Signed Yoshida in block with Hiroshi seal. Pencil signed Hiroshi Yoshida. Jizuri 'self-printed'seal upper right, followed by date Showa shichi nen saku (showa 7/1932) and work title.

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YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

The Acropolis at Night. 1925.

Category

Japanese | 20th Century

Series

Europe Series.

Publisher

Self printed "jizuri" seal.

oban yoko-e, 41.0 cm × 28.5 cm

Excellent impression, and colour. Early brown jizuri seal. Minor thin spot upper right corner, otherwise very good condition.

Hiroshi Yoshida, one of the foremost designers of "shin hanga" (new print) landscape,  travelled to Greece in 1925 and sketched the acropolis. He designed a series of prints, depicting the ruin in the varying light of morning, noon and night. Signed Yoshida in block with artist's red seal Hiroshi below. Date Taisho juyonen saku (work of Taisho 14 1925) followed by the title of the work Azensu no koseki in the left margin with an early brown jizuri seal in the right margin.

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YOSHIDA Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Hodakayama. 1926.

Category

Japanese | 20th Century

Series

Twelve Scenes in the Japan Alps.

Publisher

Self printed "jizuri" seal.

dai ōban yoko-e, 39.8 cm × 29.1 cm

Excellent impression, colour and condition. A particularly subtle printing of this design. Unusually large margins. An early impression (probably trial print) with large brown jizuri seal.

Yoshida was a keen mountaineer and often portrayed summits throughout his output. He climbed the Japan Alps for two months every summer and loved Hodakayama so much that he named his son Hodaka after this panoramic view.

Signed Yoshida in block with Hiroshi seal. Brown first state 'jizuri' seal top right margin. Work and series title underneath 'Nihon Arupusu jûni dai no uchi' Hodakayama from Twelve Scenes in the Japan Alps. Taisho Ju-Go Nen Saku (1926) in the left margin.

Literature; Plate 29 Page 51. 'The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi' by Tadao Ogura. IBSN 978-4872421217.

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