Hokuryo
- Date:
- 1937
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 26.5 × 40.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
"Hokuryo" (North Ridge or Northern Peak) is likely an alpine subject from Yoshida's extensive Japan Alps work, the 1937 date placing it in his late period of landscape production. The compositional focus on a ridge or summit in the northern sector of one of Japan's major ranges would have been familiar territory — Yoshida had climbed and sketched extensively in the Japan Alps over four decades. The print demonstrates his continued engagement with high-mountain subjects through his sixties.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hokuryo was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1937.
Hokuryo was published by Yoshida Studio (1937).
Hokuryo depicts landscapes and mountains.
Hokuryo measures 26.5 × 40.5 cm (Oban format).