Ghat in Benares (Varanasi) captures the ancient riverside steps of one of the world's most sacred cities — a subject uniquely realized by Yoshida's shin-hanga technique. Part of his 32-print India and Southeast Asia series (1930–1931), India subjects carry a 50–100% premium over comparable Japanese landscapes. The Palace of Udaipur from the same series sold for $3,350 at SEUYCO.
The ghats of Varanasi (Benares) — the broad stone stairways descending to the sacred Ganges where pilgrims bathe, priests officiate, and the dead are cremated — provided Yoshida with one of India's most visually overwhelming subjects during his 1931 tour. The composition balances the monumental stone architecture of the riverbank with the human activity at the water's edge, the Ganges itself a presence of immense spiritual weight. Yoshida's Western-trained eye composes the chaotic scene with careful pictorial order.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ghat in Benares was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1931.
Ghat in Benares was published by Yoshida Studio (1931).
Ghat in Benares depicts figures, religious, and rivers & lakes.
