Kinae, Kinere
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
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.
Kinae and Kinere are Ainu place names from Hokkaido, and Yoshida's print evokes the spare, wind-scoured landscapes of Japan's northern frontier. His jizuri self-printing technique allowed him to modulate tone with exceptional control, coaxing subtle gradations of light from the paper itself. The work reflects his abiding interest in Japan's geographic and cultural margins, places where the textures of land and sky reveal themselves with particular clarity.
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.
Kinae, Kinere was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in Not set.
Kinae, Kinere was published by Yoshida Studio (Not set).
Kinae, Kinere depicts landscapes and winter.
