Hiroshi Yoshida Art

Hiroshi Yoshida, 'Taj Mahal - Night', color woodblock print, 1931. Signed in brush 'Yoshida' and in pencil 'Hiroshi Yoshida', and titled in pencil, with the artist's jizuri (self-printed) seal in the upper left margin. A superb, early impression, with fresh colors; the full sheet with full margins, on cream Japan paper; areas of slight toning to the sheet edges, verso, otherwise in excellent condition. Image size 9 5/8 x 14 3/4 inches (444 x 375 mm); sheet size 10 7/8 x 16 inches (276 x 406 mm). Archivally sleeved, unmatted. Provenance: M. Nakazawa, Tokyo. ABOUT THE ARTIST Painter and printmaker Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950) is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the Japanese 'shin hanga' (New Print) movement. Yoshida was born as the second son of Ueda Tsukane in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, a schoolteacher from an old samurai family. In 1891 he was adopted by his art teacher Yoshida Kasaburo in Fukuoka and took his surname. In 1893 he went to Kyoto to study painting, and the following year to Tokyo to join Koyama Shotaro's Fudosha private school; he also became a member of the Meiji Fine Arts Society. These institutions were teaching and advocating Western-style painting, which greatly influenced Yoshida’s artistic development. In 1899 Yoshida had his first American exhibition at Detroit Museum of Art (now Detroit Institute of Art), making the first of many visits to the US and Europe. In 1902 he helped reorganize the Meiji Fine Arts Society, renaming it the Taiheiyo-Gakai (Pacific Painting...

Kinoe. Timeless view of a harbor with a fishing boat in dry dock. A foreground figure in a small wooden craft works at repairing a woven trap. The reflection of the larger boat in t...

Original handmade Japanese woodblock print. Tateyama Betsuzan. We see smoke issuing from huts on a mountain expanse, a region of snow nearby. A cloud hovers left and right, and every surrounding peak has different colors and textures. The printing is exceptional, especially in the depiction of the clouds. From the series Twelve Scenes in the Japanese Alps (Nihon Arupusu juni dai no uchi). Signed by the artist in pencil and in brush. Sealed "jizuri" (self-printed). Hiroshi Yoshida began his career as a painter, and first traveled to America in 1899, when he sold paintings to clients that included Charles Lang Freer, to whom he sold a painting of a cherry tree that is now at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Yoshida became a printmaker in the 1920s as a way for the rising middle class to be able to purchase fine artworks that he created as multiples via the ancient woodblock printing tradition of Japan. Yoshida also curated the famous 1930 Toledo Museum circuit exhibition of 370 shin hanga prints that included many of his own works. He is considered one of the greatest printmaking Japanese landscape artists...

Original handmade Japanese woodblock print. Waiting for the Tide (Shio-machi). We see two boats in full sail passing by a collection of moored sailboats that await the rising tide. In the distance we see various mountain peaks of various shades and a sky that is light blue above and soft purple at the horizon. Signed by the artist in pencil and in brush. Sealed "jizuri" (self-printed). This design was chosen as the cover for the artist's catalogue raisonné by Abe. Hiroshi Yoshida began his career as a painter, and first traveled to America in 1899, when he sold paintings to clients that included Charles Lang Freer, to whom he sold a painting of a cherry tree that is now at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Yoshida became a printmaker in the 1920s as a way for the rising middle class to be able to purchase fine artworks that he created as multiples via the ancient woodblock printing tradition of Japan. Yoshida also curated the famous 1930 Toledo Museum circuit exhibition of 370 shin hanga prints that included many of his own works. He is considered one of the greatest printmaking Japanese landscape artists...

Beautiful Japanese woodblock print of three women in traditional dress standing under a cherry blossom tree in a temple yard by the artist Hiroshi Yoshida in 1935. Signed and titled ...

A beautiful Japanese woodblock print of a group of people visiting the Toshogu Shrine in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture by the artist Hiroshi Yoshida in 1937. Signed and titled along bott...

Beautiful Japanese woodblock print of a small village on the edge of a peaceful lake in the mountains by the artist Hiroshi Yoshida in 1930. Signed and dated along bottom edge. Hung ...

Original handmade Japanese woodblock print. "Sumidagawa, kiri." Boats ply the Sumida River in the mist, while passengers await a ferry at a landing in the right foreground. This work evokes Manet and other French Impressionists, as well as Whistler. Yoshida published this work in several color versions that indicate different times of day and atmospheric conditions, with this one being the most effective in terms of conveying mood. Signed by the artist in pencil and in brush. Sealed "jizuri" (self-printed). Hiroshi Yoshida began his career as a painter, and first traveled to America in 1899, when he sold paintings to clients that included Charles Lang Freer, to whom he sold a painting of a cherry tree that is now at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Yoshida became a printmaker in the 1920s as a way for the rising middle class to be able to purchase fine artworks that he created as multiples via the ancient woodblock printing tradition of Japan. Yoshida also curated the famous 1930 Toledo Museum circuit exhibition of 370 shin hanga prints that included many of his own works. He is considered one of the greatest printmaking Japanese landscape artists...

Singapore. Original handmade Japanese woodblock print. A couple enjoys the shade of a palm grove near a seaside shack. The woman holds a coconut, and chickens browse nearby. An uncirculated print coming directly from the family of Hiroshi Yoshida. Titled in katakana at left “Shingapooru”, and dated Showa six, above left. Sealed “Jizuri”, or “self-printed”. Signed by the artist in pencil and in brush. Hiroshi Yoshida began his career as a painter, and first traveled to America in 1899, when he sold paintings to clients that included Charles Lang Freer, to whom he sold a painting of a cherry tree that is now at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Yoshida became a printmaker in the 1920s as a way for the rising middle class to be able to purchase fine artworks that he created as multiples via the ancient woodblock printing tradition of Japan. Yoshida also curated the famous 1930 Toledo Museum circuit exhibition of 370 shin hanga prints that included many of his own works. He is considered one of the greatest printmaking Japanese landscape artists...

Original handmade Japanese woodblock print. Hanazakari. Cheerful spring view of the famous garden Sankein, located in Yokohama and lined with blooming cherry trees. From the series "Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms." Provenance: Yoshida Family collection. Extremely fresh and clean, and cannot be compared with examples that have been handled for decades. Signed by the artist in pencil and in brush. Sealed "jizuri" (self-printed). Hiroshi Yoshida began his career as a painter, and first traveled to America in 1899, when he sold paintings to clients that included Charles Lang Freer, to whom he sold a painting of a cherry tree that is now at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Yoshida became a printmaker in the 1920s as a way for the rising middle class to be able to purchase fine artworks that he created as multiples via the ancient woodblock printing tradition of Japan. Yoshida also curated the famous 1930 Toledo Museum circuit exhibition of 370 shin hanga prints that included many of his own works. He is considered one of the greatest printmaking Japanese landscape artists...

Original handmade Japanese woodblock print. "Little Harbour". View of moored boats framed by a large and ancient pine tree. Provenance: Purchased directly from the Yoshida Family, this work has never been circulated and has fresh, unfaded colors. Signed by the artist in pencil and in brush. Sealed "jizuri" (self-printed). Hiroshi Yoshida began his career as a painter, and first traveled to America in 1899, when he sold paintings to clients that included Charles Lang Freer, to whom he sold a painting of a cherry tree that is now at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Yoshida became a printmaker in the 1920s as a way for the rising middle class to be able to purchase fine artworks that he created as multiples via the ancient woodlblock printing tradition of Japan. Yoshida also curated the famous 1930 Toledo Museum circuit exhibition of 370 shin hanga prints that included many of his own works. He is considered one of the greatest printmaking Japanese landscape artists...

Original handmade Japanese woodblock print. Danshui, in China. This was painted in during Yoshida’s third trip to China in the 1940s. Provenance: Yoshida Family.Provenance: Purchased...