Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Title Kikuzaka Street Artist Toshi Yoshida 1911-1995 Related Article Period Shin hanga
Signature Toshi Yoshida in pencil Date 1939 Description "Shiroi Kura" A white storage building on Kinugasa Street. Format Chuban Width 8.2 inches = 20.8 cm Height 10.6 inches = 27.0 cm Impression excellent Colors excellent Condition very good … lightly soiled around the margins, paper somewhat toned, paper residue on the back Rating 2 = very good
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Guaranteed original Japanese woodblock print by the shin hanga artist Toshi Yoshida. Subject: Kikuzaka Street. Date: 1940. This is an early impression signed in pencil by the artist. Excellent color and impression. Minor tape residue on the verso which doesn't effect the front of the print. Print measures 8" x 10.5". Pin-sized drying hole in top left corner. See scans. See scans.
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Offered for sale is a wonderful, pencil signed Japanese woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995). It is titled Kikuzaka Street, and is dated 1939 in the margin in Japanese. According to materials from the Yoshida Hanga Studio, the blocks for this design were self-cut by Toshi, himself. Toshi Yoshida is the eldest son of Hiroshi Yoshida, one of the preeminent shin hanga school masters, and in the last few years since his death, has finally been achieving the recognition that bypassed him during his lifetime.
This print is in very good condition, with no condition issues to note, aside from some light crinkling in the sky. The image measures approximately 6 5/8 by 9 5/8 inches, plus margins.
Recently, many posthumous Toshi Yoshida designs have been offered for sale. This print is guaranteed to be a PENCIL SIGNED, lifetime edition, and therefore more valuable!!
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