Goshikihara, Japanese Alps, Shôwa period, dated 1926
- Date:
- Shôwa period, 1926-1989
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
Goshikihara ("Five-Color Plain") in the Japanese Alps — likely a high alpine meadow near Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture known for its multicolored seasonal plantings and volcanic terrain — provides the subject for this 1926 print from the Japan Alps series. The alpine meadow, a rare flat expanse in the otherwise precipitous Japan Alps, would have offered Yoshida a different compositional challenge from his peak-and-ridge subjects: horizontal sweep rather than vertical thrust, meadow flowers and distant snow.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Goshikihara, Japanese Alps, Shôwa period, dated 1926 was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in Shôwa period, 1926-1989.
Goshikihara, Japanese Alps, Shôwa period, dated 1926 was published by Yoshida Studio (Shôwa period, 1926-1989).
Goshikihara, Japanese Alps, Shôwa period, dated 1926 depicts landscapes and mountains.