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.
Benkei Bridge (Benkei-bashi) in Tokyo's Akasaka district spans the moat of the old Benkei-bori canal, its name invoking the legendary warrior-monk Benkei of the 12th century. Yoshida's print captures the bridge's quiet urban presence — stone balustrades reflected in still canal water — alongside the Warriors tag suggesting some historical or martial visual reference within the composition. The bridge subject allowed him to explore Tokyo's older infrastructure alongside the more famous subjects of the Twelve Scenes series.
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.
Benkei Bridge was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in Not set.
Benkei Bridge was published by Yoshida Studio (Not set).
Benkei Bridge depicts landscapes, bridges, and warriors.
