Goshiki Mountains (Goshikihara), from the series “Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps (Nihon arupusu junidai no uchi)”
Goshikihara
Goshikihara
From Yoshida's Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps series — one of his most personally meaningful bodies of work, reflecting his lifelong passion for mountaineering. Jizuri impressions from this series carry a 30–50% premium over standalone mountain scenes, with series membership and the collector demand for named Yoshida series driving steady prices at auction.
From the Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps series, this 1926 print depicts the Goshikihara — the "five-color plain" — on the slopes of the Norikuradake massif in the Northern Alps, a high-altitude plateau named for the range of wildflower colors that bloom across its meadows in late summer. Yoshida captured the scale and openness of this Alpine landscape with the panoramic vision he had developed through years of painting in the American West and European Alps, bringing a comparative perspective to the Japanese mountains that gave his treatments a unique breadth. The series as a whole argued for the international standing of Japan's mountain landscapes, and the Goshikihara was among its most visually expansive compositions.
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.
Goshiki Mountains (Goshikihara), from the series “Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps (Nihon arupusu junidai no uchi)” (Goshikihara) was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Yes — Goshiki Mountains (Goshikihara), from the series “Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps (Nihon arupusu junidai no uchi)” is part of the Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps series (print 1 of 12) by Hiroshi Yoshida.
Goshiki Mountains (Goshikihara), from the series “Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps (Nihon arupusu junidai no uchi)” uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Goshiki Mountains (Goshikihara), from the series “Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps (Nihon arupusu junidai no uchi)” was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Goshiki Mountains (Goshikihara), from the series “Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps (Nihon arupusu junidai no uchi)” depicts landscapes and mountains.
