Bird and animal subjects from the Zoological Garden series represent a rare departure in Yoshida's landscape-dominated output. A Kibatan Parrot (1926, Zoological Park series) sold for $1,200 at Schmidt's Antiques. These prints appeal to collectors crossing between Japanese art and natural history categories, and jizuri impressions of the exotic bird subjects attract particular interest.
Omuro — a district within the precincts of Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto, famous for its late-blooming cherry trees, the Omuro cherries (omuro no [sakura](/glossary/sakura)) among the last in the city to flower each spring — provides the setting for this circa-1940 print. The Omuro cherries, squat and ancient, bloom in mid-April after most of Kyoto's blossoms have already fallen, creating a final season of cherry viewing that Yoshida captured with a quietude appropriate to the closing of spring. The Ninna-ji precinct, with its five-story pagoda visible above the cherry canopy, offered him the combination of architectural and natural elements that his best compositions balanced with particular skill.
Kumoi sakura
1926
Color woodblock print
1935
Color woodblock print
Romon
1935
Color woodblock print
円山公園桜
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Omuro was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博).
Omuro uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Omuro was published by Yoshida Studio.
Omuro depicts cherry blossoms, temples & shrines, and spring.
Omuro measures 27 × 40 cm (Oban format).
