Himeji Castle – Morning – 姫路城
Artist: Yoshida Hiroshi
Name: Himeji Castle – Morning – 姫路城
Date: 1926
Source: Ohmi Gallery
Description: Early edition with the all-important jizuri (self printed) seal in left margin, followed by the date, Taisho jugonen saku (made in Taisho 15 [1926]), and the title Himejijo. Signed in sumi ink, Yoshida, with artist’s seal Hiroshi, in the image area. Vivid, pristine colours. See a discussion of the jizuri seal here. This print was purchased from a consignment of over 75 woodblock prints (by Koitsu and Yoshida), all with datings from the 1930’s to no later than the early 1950’s. All but a couple of these prints seem to have never been displayed and have vivid pristine colours on creaseless paper. They were probably purchased and then simply stored for the last 60+ years.
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