Morning Mist in Taj Mahal, No. 5 (Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go)
Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go
- Date:
- 1932
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; double oban
- Format:
- Double Oban
- Dimensions:
- 55.5 × 40.4 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
From Yoshida's 32-print India and Southeast Asia series (1930–1931 trip), the Taj Mahal subjects command the highest prices in the group. The Garden of Taj Mahal has sold for ~$6,537 at UK auction; Taj Mahal in Moonlight No. 4 achieved GBP 4,800 at Sotheby's (2024). The suite of six Taj Mahal prints in various lights and perspectives is considered the crown of this series.
- Jizuri (artist-supervised) seal: $2,500–$7,500
- Studio/posthumous edition: $700–$2,000
Description
The fifth and largest work in Yoshida's Taj Mahal series, this double-oban print depicts the mausoleum emerging from morning mist — the complex half-dissolved in vapor, its minarets receding into white, the dome just barely present above the haze. Yoshida printed this larger-than-standard format specifically to accommodate the horizontal sweep of the Taj complex and its surrounding gardens at the scale the subject demanded. Morning mist was among his most valued atmospheric conditions, allowing him to demonstrate the full range of his gradation technique — layer upon layer of diluted, subtly modulated pigment — in service of a subject whose emotional impact derived entirely from atmosphere rather than architectural detail.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Morning Mist in Taj Mahal, No. 5 (Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go) (Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go) was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1932.
Morning Mist in Taj Mahal, No. 5 (Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go) uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; double oban.
Morning Mist in Taj Mahal, No. 5 (Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go) was published by Yoshida Studio (1932).
Morning Mist in Taj Mahal, No. 5 (Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go) depicts landscapes, architecture, and travel scenes, set at Taj Mahal.
Morning Mist in Taj Mahal, No. 5 (Taji Maharu no asagiri, dai go) measures 55.5 × 40.4 cm (Double Oban format).