Evening in Nara (Later printing by Toshi Yoshida)

Date:: 1933
Medium:: Woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Publisher:: Yoshida Studio

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Typical Price

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.

Jizuri (artist-supervised) seal: $1,500–$4,000
Studio edition (no jizuri): $700–$2,000
Posthumous/family workshop reprint: $300–$800

Description

The ancient city of Nara — Japan's first permanent capital, home to Todai-ji, Kasuga-taisha, and herds of sacred deer — provided Yoshida with one of the richest scenic environments in the country. This 1933 evening composition, later re-printed by Toshi Yoshida, captures Nara in the warm glow of dusk when the temple rooflines and lantern-lit paths take on a particular atmospheric quality. The later printing reflects this subject's sustained appeal to collectors drawn to both the historical associations and Yoshida's masterful handling of fading light.