Soshun no Azumino: Azumino in Early Spring

Method Woodblock (nishiki-e)
Artist Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)
Published 1989
Dimensions Aiban [~9 x 13 inches]
Notes Artist Signature: Pencil signature
Artist Seal: Toshi Yoshida
Publisher: Yoshida

A lifetime impression of Yoshida's atmospheric Azumino in Early Spring. The scene shows the Azumino mountain range at sunrise, the morning light creating a pink hue through the mist. In the foreground is a row of trees almost silhouetted, a few roofs seen through the trees.

Tōshi Yoshida (July 25, 1911 – July 1, 1995) was a Japanese woodblock print artist. He was the son of the famous shin-hanga printmaker Hiroshi Yoshida. Tōshi Yoshida started his career working under his father, who dictated his working style. Tōshi initially started making kacho-e or wildlife prints to distinguish his work from his father's. By the 1930s, however, he was producing landscapes similar to his father's. After Hiroshi's death in 1950, Tōshi began creating abstract prints in the sōsaku-hanga or creative style. From 1954 to 1973, Yoshida made three hundred abstract prints. In 1971, Yoshida returned to producing kacho-e prints again. He continued to work on this subject matter until his death in 1995.

Condition: Signed by artist in pencil.
Framing mounted
Price £800.00
Stock ID 52651

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