This 1920s print from the heart of Yoshida's jizuri period represents his mature shin-hanga technique. Standard jizuri prints of Japanese landscapes cluster around $2,149 (1stDibs dealer benchmark). The jizuri seal — indicating Yoshida personally supervised printing — is the single most important value driver, typically doubling the price over non-jizuri lifetime impressions.
Mount Hodaka (3,190 m) anchors the northern Japan Alps and was a peak Yoshida ascended and sketched multiple times. In this 1926 print, the jagged granite ridges rise above a high mountain scene rendered with the controlled drama Yoshida had developed through years of alpine watercolor and oil work in Europe and Japan. The composition conveys both the physical scale of the peak and the clear alpine light that made the Japan Alps one of the defining subjects of his career.
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.
Mount Hodaka (Hodakayama) (Hodakayama) was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Mount Hodaka (Hodakayama) uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Mount Hodaka (Hodakayama) was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Mount Hodaka (Hodakayama) depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and mountains.
Mount Hodaka (Hodakayama) measures 40.4 × 27.8 cm (Oban format).
