Sketch of a Tiger
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 47.9 × 58.4 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
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.
Sketch of a Tiger from 1926 is an anomaly in Yoshida's landscape-dominated output — a direct study of an animal subject, likely made from life at a zoo or from reference material gathered during his Asian travels. The tiger held a powerful place in East Asian visual culture, and Yoshida's treatment balances the Western naturalist tradition of animal illustration with the decorative sensitivity of the Japanese woodblock medium. The print demonstrates the breadth of his technical interests beyond the landscape subjects for which he is primarily known.
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Sketch of a Tiger was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Sketch of a Tiger was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Sketch of a Tiger depicts animals.
Sketch of a Tiger measures 47.9 × 58.4 cm (Oban format).
