'No. 4 Dojoji of Nakamura Utaemon VI' From: 'Aspects of the Showa Stage' 昭和舞台姿 その四 道成寺 六世中村歌右衛門 - Masamitsu Ota (1892-1975) - 日本
編號 82720609
'Tenryu River' 河原 - Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) - 日本
編號 82720609
'Tenryu River' 河原 - Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) - 日本
Artist: Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)
Title: Tenryu River
Publisher: Yoshida Family
Date: 20th century (originally printed in 1942)
Size: 27.5 x 20 cm
Condition: Posthumous, good condition.
絵師:吉田遠志
題名:河原
年代:昭和期
Toshi Yoshida was an extremely renowned artist in the sosaku-hanga movement of modern printmaking. Following in his father, Hiroshi Yoshida's footsteps Toshi produced many woodblock prints portraying natural scenes. While his niche was traditionally animals, occasionally he would produce landscape works, like the one seen here, like his father.
Two boats are sailing down Tenryu (Heavenly Dragon) river, capturing the simplicity of rural life in Japan. Rocks and pebbles on the shore are rendered in a variety of colours, creating a beautiful and balanced contrast with the hills in the background.