Goshiki Mountains (Goshikihara), from the series “Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps (Nihon arupusu junidai no uchi)”
Goshikihara
- Series:
- Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps (print 1 of 12)
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.