From Yoshida's later career (1935–1950), these prints show his technical mastery at full maturity. Later-decade prints slightly trail peak-period 1920s works at auction, but jizuri impressions of desirable subjects still command strong prices. Standard jizuri Japanese landscapes follow the dealer benchmark of approximately $2,149; Sacred Bridge, Nikko (1937) sold for $800 at Schmidt's Antiques for a pencil-signed example.
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.
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.
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.
