The edition type is the primary value driver for Yoshida prints. The jizuri seal — indicating the artist personally supervised every aspect of printing — typically commands 2–3× the price of posthumous reprints. Standard jizuri prints of Japanese landscapes cluster around $2,149 at dealer level (1stDibs benchmark). PBS Antiques Roadshow valued a pair of lifetime prints at $2,500 total (~$1,250 each) for non-jizuri examples.
Yoshida depicts the Kamogawa as it flows through Kyoto in this 1933 print, framing the river between the distinctive stepped banks and teahouse galleries (yuka) that define the river's character through the Pontocho district. The Kamo River has been the social and visual spine of Kyoto since the city's founding, its banks hosting seasonal festivals, traditional entertainments, and the daily commerce of the imperial city. Yoshida's treatment captures the river at a moment when human activity and natural environment achieve one of their periodic moments of balance — the city present but not overwhelming, the water moving through it with indifferent continuity. The composition reflects his understanding that urban landscapes have their own form of natural integrity.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kamogawa in Kyoto was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1933.
Kamogawa in Kyoto uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Kamogawa in Kyoto was published by Yoshida Studio (1933).
Kamogawa in Kyoto depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and rivers & lakes, set at Kyoto.
Kamogawa in Kyoto measures 40.6 × 26.9 cm (Oban format).
