A Calm Day
- Date:
- 1930
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27.9 × 40 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
The edition type is the primary value driver for Yoshida prints. The jizuri seal — indicating the artist personally supervised every aspect of printing — typically commands 2–3× the price of posthumous reprints. Standard jizuri prints of Japanese landscapes cluster around $2,149 at dealer level (1stDibs benchmark). PBS Antiques Roadshow valued a pair of lifetime prints at $2,500 total (~$1,250 each) for non-jizuri examples.
In this 1930 print Yoshida strips landscape down to its most serene essentials: a calm day in which wind, weather, and agitation have all temporarily withdrawn. Whether depicting a still sea, a glassy lake surface, or a windless coastal inlet, the composition invites prolonged attention to the small variations in tone and texture that define quietude. It reflects Yoshida's philosophical approach to landscape — that stillness itself has a subject worth depicting — honed through decades of painting outdoors in Japan and abroad. The print demonstrates how his Western plein-air sensibility merged seamlessly with the meditative spirit of traditional Japanese landscape art.
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.
A Calm Day was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1930.
A Calm Day was published by Yoshida Studio (1930).
A Calm Day depicts landscapes and seascapes.
A Calm Day measures 27.9 × 40 cm (Oban format).
