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.
Among Yoshida's most dramatic Indian subjects, this 1932 print depicts an Afghan caravan — camels, horsemen, and their attendants — crossing the barren landscape between the Khyber Pass region and the subcontinent. The caravan subject allowed Yoshida to engage with the living legacy of ancient Silk Road trade, the dust-raising procession conveying both motion and timelessness. His oil painter's eye for the expanse of the semi-arid terrain gives the composition a cinematic sweep rare in the woodblock medium.
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.
Caravan from Afganistan was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1932.
Caravan from Afganistan was published by Yoshida Studio (1932).
Caravan from Afganistan depicts landscapes, animals, and travel scenes.
Caravan from Afganistan measures 28.4 × 40 cm (Oban format).
