A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi (Sanchi no mon)
Sanchi no mon
Sanchi no mon
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.
The Great Stupa at Sanchi — built under the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka in the third century BCE and among the oldest stone structures in India — is approached through elaborately carved toranas, or ceremonial gateways, and it is one of these gates that Yoshida depicted in this 1932 [oban](/glossary/oban)-format print. The stone carvings covering the torana pillars and lintels narrate scenes from the Buddha's life and previous incarnations with an intricacy that Yoshida's woodblock technique was singularly equipped to capture. His visit to Sanchi during his India travels marked one of the high points of his engagement with Buddhist architectural heritage outside Japan, and the resulting print is among the most architecturally specific of his Indian series.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi (Sanchi no mon) (Sanchi no mon) was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1932.
A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi (Sanchi no mon) uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi (Sanchi no mon) was published by Yoshida Studio (1932).
A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi (Sanchi no mon) depicts architecture, set at Sanchi.
A Gate to the Stupa of Sanchi (Sanchi no mon) measures 27.3 × 39.6 cm (Oban format).
