Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Title Sacred Bridge Artist Hiroshi Yoshida 1876-1950 Signature Hiroshi Yoshida stamped on the lower margin Seal artist's seal Dated 1937 Publisher Yoshida Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good Colors good Condition very good ... creases on the sky, thin area on the upper left. Description "shinkyo". Sacred Bridge in Nikko. Format Oban yoko-e Width 15.7 inches = 40.0 cm Height 10.6 inches = 27.0 cm Literature Zito, Paul; & Masako Hayano, "Yoshida Hiroshi Zen Moku-hanga Shu: The Complete Woodblock Prints of Yoshida Hiroshi", Tokyo, Abe Corporation, 1987, ISBN 4-87242-121-3 C3071, - pg.154, pl.220
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Thursday, 31 July 2008
Catalog ID: 7421 Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida Title: Sacred Bridge Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Edition No: First Date: 1937 Publisher: Self-published Reference No: Abe # 220 Size: 10-7/8 x 15-3/4 " Price: Reserved Condition: Very fine. Notes: Signed in pencil & brush by the artist. Artist's red seal.
Yoshida notes that 10 blocks and 58 impressions were used.
Provenance: From an American collector, purchased in Japan in the 1960's. |