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.
Nigatsudō is a sub-temple of Tōdai-ji in Nara, famous for its dramatic hillside setting above the great temple precinct and for the annual Omizutori fire festival held there each March. Yoshida's 1926 print captures the building's distinctive wooden stage and its relationship to the surrounding cedar forest, the structure appearing to grow from the hillside itself. The hall's weathered timbers and elevated position above the plain of Nara make it an ideal subject for Yoshida's interest in the intersection of sacred architecture and natural setting.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Nigatsudö was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Nigatsudö was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Nigatsudö depicts temples & shrines, religious, and architecture.
