Catalog record · 目録番号 90872
Rapids
Catalog note / 解説
Rapids, a beautiful Japanese woodblock print by Hiroshi Yoshida from 1928! This is an extremely large and rare woodblock print by one of the masters of shin hanga. It depicts a close-up view of a mountain stream (the Tone River). According to the 1930 Toledo Museum of Art catalog, Rapids was printed in an edition of only 50 prints. This is also stated in Ben Bruce Blakeney's 1950 book "Yoshida Hiroshi: Print-Maker", which says that Yoshida's largest prints were made in "editions of only forty-five or fifty prints". Rapids is Yoshida's second largest print, after Sea of Clouds. Blakeney also mentions that Rapids was Yoshida's personal favorite. This original print is in fair to good conditio…
Image record / 画像情報
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