Japanese Print "Rapids" by Yoshida Hiroshi
Artist:Yoshida Hiroshi
Title:Rapids
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Tuesday, 5 January 2010 Catalog ID: 7905 Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida Title: Rapids Print Type: Japanese Woodblock Print Edition No: Posthumous printing from the original blocks Date: c.1960 Publisher: The Yoshida Family Studio Reference No: Abe #104 Size: 21-1/2 x 32-1/2 " (image); 24-1/2 x 36-1/2" (paper Price: Reserved Condition: Fine, apart from a few surface abrasions near the top margin. Notes: A VERY SCARCE, POSTHUMOUS PRINTING OF YOSHIDA'S MASTERPIECE DESIGN. The Yoshida Family printed only a few examples of Hiroshi's oversize prints in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Stamped signature in bottom right margin; titled in block in the lower left margin. This design is the second largest of his prints and the stream block was cut by Yoshida himself using a v-shaped gouge and a round chisel. The lines of the big waves were cut by Maeda Yujiro. The print required 8 blocks and 33 impressions. The print illustrates the upper reaches of the Tone River. PROVENANCE: An American collector who purchased it directly from the Yoshida Family in the early 60's.
