| Artist | YOSHIDA, Hiroshi (1876-1950) |
| Title | "The Matterhorn, Day" ("Matahorun-yama") |
| Date | 1925 Red "Jizuri seal" (right margin), artist's "pencil-signature" and "pencil-title" lower margin, "brush-signed" and "sealed" by artist within image. |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of Army serviceman Col.Tom Y. Horton stationed in Tokyo 1946-47. |
| Series | "Europe Series" (1925, 11 prints) |
| Publisher | Yoshida Family Studio |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Blocks cut by Watanabe. |
| Image Size | LARGE 14 x 20 ("double-oban"), plus margins. (16 1/2 x 21 1/2 overall) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to buildings, mountain, and foreground; highly detailed carving, crisp lines. |
| Condition | Very Good to Nearly Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso.
(Some scattered soft creasing, two tiny pin-holes center; light wear; slight toning.) No prior mounts--stored since 1946. |
| Reference/Illus | "The Complete Woodblocks of Hiroshi Yoshida" Abe #18; Blair 1930 Toledo Exhibition #222. |
| Comments | A boldly designed large format ("double-oban") Matterhorn image.
Seldom seen--impressively large format and difficult to print.
One of Hiroshi's larger lifetime prints (quite difficult to print)--of which only about 50 prints were ever
printed by the Yoshida Studio.
"Ink-brushed" by Hiroshi into lower margin as a gift "To my friend Lt. Col. Horton, Tokio June 8th, 1946." An early, rarely seen print. |
| Item # | BH-17 |
| Price | $3200 (Sold/FC) |
