Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950) | Four woodblock prints | Showa period, 20th century

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December 19, 02:16 PM GMT

Estimate

2,500 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

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Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)

Four woodblock prints

Showa period, 20th century

 

each a woodblock print, signed in ink in Japanese Yoshida, and in pencil in Roman script Hiroshi Yoshida, sealed Hiroshi, with artist's jizuri (self-printed) seal, and comprising:

 

- Kinoe Harbor (Kinoe), from the series Inland Sea (Seto naikai), dated Showa gonen saku (made in 1930)

- Misty Day in Nikko (Nikko kiri no hi), dated Showa juninen saku (made in 1937)

- A Little Restaurant at Night (Ryoriya no yoru), dated Showa hachinen saku (made in 1933)

- Market in Mukden (Hoten ichiba), dated Showa juninen saku (made in 1937)

 

Vertical oban: 41 x 28 cm., 16⅛ x 11 in. (the first)

Vertical oban: 40.4 x 27 cm., 15⅞ x 10⅝ in. (the second)

Vertical oban: 40.2 x 27.2 cm., 15¾ x 10¾ in. (the third)

Horizontal oban: 27.3 x 40 cm., 15⅞ x 15⅝ in. (the fourth) 

For similar impressions of each print are in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession numbers 38.1614, 49.135, 50.2499 and 50.2951, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/collections