Daedong Gate
- Date:
- 1937
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27 × 40 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Typical Price
From Yoshida's later career (1935–1950), these prints show his technical mastery at full maturity. Later-decade prints slightly trail peak-period 1920s works at auction, but jizuri impressions of desirable subjects still command strong prices. Standard jizuri Japanese landscapes follow the dealer benchmark of approximately $2,149; Sacred Bridge, Nikko (1937) sold for $800 at Schmidt's Antiques for a pencil-signed example.
- Jizuri (artist-supervised) seal: $1,200–$3,500
- Studio edition (no jizuri): $600–$1,800
- Posthumous/family workshop reprint: $250–$700
Description
The Daedong Gate (Daedongmun) is one of the historic gates of Pyongyang, originally built during the Goryeo dynasty and rebuilt in 1635. During Yoshida's 1937 travels through Korea, this ancient city gate — its triple-tiered pavilion roof rising above the old city walls — would have presented one of the most dramatic architectural subjects on the Korean peninsula. The print documents both the gate's architectural grandeur and Yoshida's ambition to record the historic built environments of East Asia beyond Japan's borders.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Daedong Gate was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1937.
Daedong Gate was published by Yoshida Studio (1937).
Daedong Gate depicts architecture.
Daedong Gate measures 27 × 40 cm (Oban format).