This 1920s print from the heart of Yoshida's jizuri period represents his mature shin-hanga technique. Standard jizuri prints of Japanese landscapes cluster around $2,149 (1stDibs dealer benchmark). The jizuri seal — indicating Yoshida personally supervised printing — is the single most important value driver, typically doubling the price over non-jizuri lifetime impressions.
Printed in 1926, this work documents a mountain encampment at Washibadake — "eagle cliff" — in the Japanese Alps, likely during one of Yoshida's celebrated alpine expeditions. A tent or bivouac nestles among the high crags, conveying the solitude and raw grandeur that drew Yoshida repeatedly into the mountains as both painter and climber. His training in Western light effects gives the rocky terrain a sculptural dimensionality rare in woodblock art of the period.
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.
Camping at Washibadake was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Camping at Washibadake uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Camping at Washibadake was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Camping at Washibadake depicts landscapes, travel scenes, and mountains.
Camping at Washibadake measures 26.2 × 40.8 cm (Oban format).
