Temple and shrine subjects are among the most consistently popular categories in Yoshida's output. Standard jizuri prints of temple subjects cluster around $2,149 (dealer price benchmark from 1stDibs), with Chion-in Temple Gate listed at $3,600 and Toshogu Shrine in standard jizuri condition at approximately $2,149. Night or seasonal variants of temple subjects command additional premiums.
The great stone torii of Yasaka Shrine (Gion-san) marks the entrance to one of Kyoto's most ancient and storied pilgrimage sites. In this 1935 print, Yoshida renders the gate in the soft light of a spring or autumn afternoon, the traditional architecture framed by surrounding foliage. His interest in sacred thresholds — moments of passage between the secular and the divine — recurs across his temple and shrine compositions, always rendered with a reverence for both the architecture and its cultural significance.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Gion Shrine Gate was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1935.
Gion Shrine Gate uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Gion Shrine Gate was published by Yoshida Studio (1935).
Gion Shrine Gate depicts temples & shrines and architecture, set at Kyoto, Gion.
Gion Shrine Gate measures 27.2 × 41 cm (Oban format).
