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.
Okitsu was a post town on the old Tōkaidō highway where the road came closest to the sea, the bay offering views toward the Izu Peninsula and the distant silhouette of Mount Fuji. Yoshida's 1928 print captures the coastal character of the settlement — the town tucked between the Satsuma hills and the bay, fishing boats on the water, the particular clarity of autumn light on the Pacific coast. The Tōkaidō towns were well-traveled subjects in Japanese art, but Yoshida brings his oil painter's eye for light and atmosphere to bear on this familiar stretch of coastline.
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.
Okitsu was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1928.
Okitsu was published by Yoshida Studio (1928).
Okitsu depicts landscapes, seascapes, and travel scenes.
Okitsu measures 26.6 × 42 cm (Oban format).
