| Artist |
Toshi YOSHIDA (1911-1995) |
| Title |
"From the Ryogoku Bridge" ("Yoru no Tokyo, Ryogoku Bashi Yori") |
| Date |
1939 (signed/presented 1946) |
| Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by family of Army serviceman
Col.Tom Y. Horton stationed in Tokyo 1946-47. |
| Series |
na |
| Publisher |
Yoshida Family Studio |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
"Pencil signed" by artist |
| Image Size |
6 3/4 x 9 1/2 |
| Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading;
crisp key-lines, highly detailed carving. |
| Condition |
Good++. Good colors--some fading.
Clean front and verso.
(Corner bumping; light wear; light toning.) |
| Reference/Illus |
na |
| Comments |
Beautiful, evening canal scene. (The title's actual translation
is "Night at Tokyo, From Ryogoku Bridge.")
Ink lower margin: "To my friend Colnal Horton -- 8 June 1946"
|
| Item # |
BH-18 |
| Price |
Reduced Special $200 (SOLD/GB)
(Special $250)
($400 if perfect) |