Park in Canton
- Date:
- 1941
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Canton (Guangzhou), a center of Sino-Japanese cultural exchange during the early 20th century, provided Yoshida with a park setting that merges tropical foliage with the formal garden traditions of southern China. This 1941 print likely reflects observations from his wartime travels through South China, capturing banyan trees, ornamental bridges, and the layered greenery of a Pearl River delta public garden in humid summer light. The scene balances documentary record and aesthetic composition in Yoshida's characteristic manner.
More Prints by Hiroshi Yoshida
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Park in Canton was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1941.
Park in Canton was published by Yoshida Studio (1941).
Park in Canton depicts landscapes, gardens, and trees.