Sekishozan - Shizhongshan
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
Sekishozan — or Shizhongshan in Mandarin, a mountain or peak name associated with locations in China's Yunnan Province, near Dali on the shore of Erhai Lake — appears in this undated print as a Chinese landscape encountered during Yoshida's travels through southwestern China. The region's distinctive limestone karst formations or lakeside mountains, framed by the particular quality of Yunnan's high-plateau light, gave Yoshida material that differed fundamentally from Japanese mountain landscapes in its geological character and atmospheric conditions. His print translates this geographically specific landscape through his developed woodblock vocabulary while preserving what was visually foreign and unfamiliar about the Chinese setting.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sekishozan - Shizhongshan was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博).
Sekishozan - Shizhongshan uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Sekishozan - Shizhongshan was published by Yoshida Studio.
Sekishozan - Shizhongshan depicts landscapes and mountains.