Various artists
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Key value factors: Edition order (first Watanabe/Doi printing vs. posthumous reprints) is crucial. Snow scenes, night views, and bijin-ga typically command premiums. Publisher seals and artist signatures authenticate first editions.
This woodblock print bears a title indicating a collaborative or anthology context, where Yoshida's work appears alongside prints by other artists in a shared publication or portfolio. Such group projects were common in mid-twentieth-century Japanese printmaking, where publishers or artists' collectives assembled sets that showcased the range of contemporary hanga practice. Yoshida's contribution to a multi-artist format would have been measured against the work of peers, requiring each print to stand as both an individual statement and a harmonious part of the whole. The woodblock medium unifies diverse artistic voices through shared material process.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Various artists was created by Fujio Yoshida (吉田ふじを).
Various artists depicts landscapes and still life.
