From Yoshida's Ten Views of Mount Fuji series. Fuji subjects carry a 30–50% premium over comparable Japanese landscapes, driven by the mountain's universal appeal to both Japanese and international collectors. The more dramatically lit compositions — dawn, sunset, and snow scenes — achieve the highest figures within this subject category.
Lake Yamanaka at the foot of Mount Fuji provided an exclusive resort setting for the Fuji New Grand Hotel, a Western-style establishment that catered to wealthy Japanese and foreign visitors from the 1910s onward. Yoshida's circa-1937 composition places the hotel building within the broader scenic frame of the lake and mountain, the modern tourism infrastructure coexisting with Japan's most ancient sacred peak. The subject bridges the old and new Japan that Yoshida consistently documented across his career.
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.
Fuji New Grand Hotel, Lake Yamanaka was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in c. 1937.
Fuji New Grand Hotel, Lake Yamanaka was published by Yoshida Studio (c. 1937).
Fuji New Grand Hotel, Lake Yamanaka depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.
Fuji New Grand Hotel, Lake Yamanaka measures 40 × 27.5 cm (Oban format).
