Hiroshi Yoshida - Hiroshi Yoshida was one of the most famous woodblock print artists of the 20th century and a leader in the shin-hanga or new print movement in Japan. He and his son, Toshi, traveled Japan and the globe, examining and sketching the people and places around them. Best known for his beautiful landscapes, his prints are richly detailed and he was especially skilled at capturing the effects of light and reflections on water. After 1925, Hiroshi Yoshida began self-publishing his own works, hiring his own carvers and printers and supervising them very closely. He was a highly skilled carver and printer in his own right, using a special "jizuri" seal to denote the designs he worked on himself. His lovely woodblocks are beautiful examples of 20th century Japanese printmaking.

Comments - Serene winter landscape depicting a farmhouse in the valley at Tagouchi, surrounded by snow. A single figure makes its way through knee-deep snow just to the left of the building, emphasizing the expansive scale of the scene with mountains stretching across the horizon in the distance. Beautifully detailed with embossing in the drifting snow at lower left. A handsome design. Later edition from the original blocks by the Yoshida Family Studio.

Signed - Lifetime Yoshida studio printing signed with chop (not pencil) in English in the margin and Japanese within the image
Titled - Winter in Tagouchi, in English and Japanese

Artist - Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 - 1950)

Image Size - 9 5/8" x 14 1/2" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Faint spotting, mostly near top edge. Please see photos for details.