Girl

A portrait study of a girl, this 1927 print — like the companion "Child" composition — demonstrates Yoshida's warmth and precision as a figurative artist. The subject is rendered with careful attention to the child's features and expression, the face given the same observational care he brought to mountain profiles and architectural details. The print places Yoshida within a long tradition of Japanese child portraiture while reflecting his Western academic training in the controlled rendering of human physiognomy.