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.
Kōnoshima is a small island in the Seto Inland Sea, its rocky shores and scattered pine trees emblematic of the sea's distinctive geography. Yoshida's 1930 print brings his characteristic interest in coastal light to this modest subject — the interplay of reflected sea and overcast sky, the silhouette of pines against pale water. Working with his jizuri self-printing technique, he achieved the tonal delicacy that separates his coastal prints from those of artists who relied on professional printers, each impression shaped by his own hands.
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.
Kōnoshima was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1930.
Kōnoshima was published by Yoshida Studio (1930).
Kōnoshima depicts landscapes, seascapes, and trees.
Kōnoshima measures 27.5 × 40.5 cm (Oban format).
