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.
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Item # |
PR-09 |
Price |
NOW $675 Special Pricing SOLD/KL/j52/Hong Kong
(was $850) |