Hiroshi Yoshida Signed/Jizuri Sealed Japanese Woodblock-Chion-in Temple Gate

Description: Please read description and look at photos carefully. Be sure to refer to our terms and conditions and ask any and all questions before making a purchase. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: PLEASE READ IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE PURCHASING. Thank you! Pencil signed and stamped limited edition color woodblock print on paper by Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese shin-hanga printmaker, 1876-1950). Titled "Chion-in Temple Gate”, from the "Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms” series, 1935. Shows an exquisite view of the splendid Chion-in Temple Gate in Kyoto with visitors dressed in vibrant traditional Japanese kimonos. The composition is beautifully framed with blooming cherry blossom trees. Chion-in temple in Kyoto was founded in the 13th century, and the structures standing today date from the early 1600s. The colossal main gate (sanmon) is a National Treasure of Japan and is the largest surviving structure of its kind in Japan. “Senja fuda” or “Thousand Shrine Slips” (which are small votive prayer slips) can be seen pasted to the pillars and the beams of the gate. Yoshida’s painstaking attention to small details such as this are among the many wonderful qualities of his woodblock prints. Has a hand pencil signature in right margin. Red stamp/seal is in the lower right corner of the image. Jizuri seal is in the upper left margin. The jizuri seal is the most important mark on a Hiroshi Yoshida print as it helps distinguish an early edition where the printing process was directly supervised by him. Jizuri means "self-printed" and indicates that Hiroshi Yoshida played an active role in the printing process of the respective print. Hiroshi Yoshida focused heavily on developing prints of the highest quality and normally only the prints with the best impressions received his Jizuri seal. Printed image measures 9.75x 14.75 inches, and measures 10.75x 15.75 inches with the margins. This print is not matted or framed. Label from H. Takemura & Co. Yokohama, Japan, affixed to the back of the print in the lower left corner. The condition is very good: Colors look beautiful and unfaded. One small water stain in the lower right corner margin (does not extend into the image). Very slight toning in the margins. Small tape strips along the reverse top edge. This print is not matted or framed. Absolutely beautiful presentation and it will look even more striking with the right mat and frame. ***Prospective Buyers: The print will be shipped securely in a flat cardboard envelope with appropriate insurance. Due to the value, this package will require a signature: please be sure to STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE PROVIDED TRACKING INFO to ensure someone is available at the destination to receive the package. International buyers must provide a phone number*** Yoshida's color woodblock prints are highly desired by art collectors. This is a wonderful shin-hanga print by Yoshida that will make a fine addition to any art collection. Please read description and look at photos carefully. Be sure to refer to our terms and conditions and ask any and all questions before making a purchase. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: PLEASE READ IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE PURCHASING. Thank you! About Hiroshi Yoshida: Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博, Yoshida Hiroshi, September 19, 1876 – April 5, 1950) was a 20th-century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style, and is noted especially for his excellent landscape prints. Yoshida travelled widely, and was particularly known for his images of non-Japanese subjects done in traditional Japanese woodblock style, including the Taj Mahal, the Swiss Alps, the Grand Canyon, and other National Parks in the United States. Hiroshi Yoshida (born Hiroshi Ueda) was born in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, in Kyushu, on September 19, 1876.[1] He showed an early aptitude for art fostered by his adoptive father, a teacher of painting in the public schools. At age 19 he was sent to Kyoto to study under Tamura Shoryu, a well known teacher of western style painting. He then studied under Koyama Shōtarō, in Tokyo, for another three years. In 1899, Yoshida had his first American exhibition at Detroit Museum of Art (now Detroit Institute of Art). He then traveled to Boston, Washington, D.C., Providence and Europe. In 1920, Yoshida presented his first woodcut at the Watanabe Print Workshop, organized by Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885–1962), publisher and advocate of the shin-hanga movement. However, Yoshida's collaboration with Watanabe was short partly due to Watanabe's shop burning down because of the Great Kanto earthquake on September 1, 1923. In 1925, he hired a group of professional carvers and printers, and established his own studio. Prints were made under his close supervision. Yoshida combined the ukiyo-e collaborative system with the sōsaku-hanga principle of "artist's prints", and formed a third school, separating himself from the shin-hanga and sōsaku-hanga movement. His art is used all around the world, wanting to inspire young artists to follow their hearts and to teach them that they should do what they'd like, even if nobody else in the room agrees. Hiroshi's art is used with clear credit to his name, and a small summary about his life. At the age of 73, Yoshida took his last sketching trip to Izu and Nagaoka and painted his last works The Sea of Western Izu and The Mountains of Izu. He became sick on the trip and returned to Tokyo where he died April 5, 1950 at his home.[2] His tomb is in the grounds of the Ryuun-in, in Koishikawa, Tokyo. Hiroshi Yoshida was trained in the Western oil painting tradition, which was adopted in Japan during the Meiji period. Yoshida often used the same blocks and varied the colour to suggest different moods. The best example of such is Sailing Boats in 1921. Yoshida's extensive travel and acquaintance with Americans influenced his art considerably. In 1931 a series of prints depicting scenes from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Singapore was published. Six of these were views of the Taj Mahal in different moods and colors. His works are held in several museums worldwide, including the British Museum,[4] the Toledo Museum of Art,[5] the Brooklyn Museum,[6] the Harvard Art Museums,[7] the Saint Louis Art Museum,[8] the Dallas Museum of Art,[9] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[10] the Clark Art Institute,[11] the Portland Art Museum,[12] the Indianapolis Museum of Art,[13] the Carnegie Museum of Art,[14] the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum,[15] the Detroit Institute of Arts,[16] the Seattle Art Museum,[17] the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,[18] the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco,[19] the Davis Museum at Wellesley College,[20] and the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. The artistic lineage of the Yoshida family of eight artists: Kasaburo Yoshida (1861–1894), whose wife Rui Yoshida was an artist; their daughter Fujio Yoshida (1887–1987); Hiroshi Yoshida (1876–1950), their adopted son, who married Fujio; Tōshi Yoshida (1911–1995), Hiroshi's son, whose wife Kiso Yoshida (1919–2005) was an artist; Hodaka Yoshida (1926–1995), another of Hiroshi's sons, whose wife Chizuko Yoshida (1924–2017) and daughter Ayomi Yoshida (b. 1958) are artists. This group, four men and four women spanning four generations, provides an interesting perspective in looking at Japanese history and art development in the turbulent 20th Century. Although they inherit the same tradition, the Yoshida family artists work in different styles with different sensibilities. Toshi Yoshida and the Yoshida family have used the original Hiroshi Yoshida woodblocks to create later versions, including posthumous, of Hiroshi Yoshida prints. Prints created under Hiroshi Yoshida's management with special care have a jizuri seal kanji stamp. Jizuri means self-printed (自摺, Jizuri) and indicates that Hiroshi Yoshida played an active role in the printing process of the respective print.[22] The Hiroshi Yoshida signatures vary depending on the agents and time of creation. Hiroshi Yoshida prints sold originally in the Japanese market will not have a pencil signature or title in English. Japanese Woodblock Printing, comprehensive guide to the craft of woodblock printing written by Hiroshi Yoshida was published by The Sanseido Company, Ltd. in Tokyo and Osaka in 1939. **Terms and conditions** We can only accept credit card payments online and cannot accept checks or wire transfers, etc. Any sold items with a value of over $200 will require a signature confirmation upon delivery. **PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR TRACKING INFORMATION FOR UPDATES TO ENSURE, YOU, THE BUYER, ARE AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERY** If an item needs to be sent back to the return address for absence at delivery, you will be sent an invoice for re-delivery charges. *INTERNATIONAL BUYERS* YOU NEED TO PROVIDE A PHONE NUMBER THAT IS BEST TO REACH YOU FOR YOUR CUSTOMS LABEL UPON MAKING A PURCHASE. PLEASE STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE TRACKING INFORMATION PROVIDED (For local tracking, please plug your tracking number into the ParcelsApp website). 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Price: 1999 USD

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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