Small Town in Chūgoku District
- Date:
- 1933
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27 × 39.9 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
The small towns of Japan's Chūgoku region — the western end of Honshū facing the Seto Inland Sea — possessed a quiet, unhurried character that Yoshida found compelling in his 1933 travels. This print depicts the modest scale and traditional architecture of such a settlement: tiled rooftops, narrow streets, the organic growth of a community built over generations without grand urban ambition. Yoshida's treatment of provincial towns was consistently sympathetic, finding in their ordinariness the same beauty he pursued in mountains and coastlines.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Small Town in Chūgoku District was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1933.
Small Town in Chūgoku District was published by Yoshida Studio (1933).
Small Town in Chūgoku District depicts urban scenes.
Small Town in Chūgoku District measures 27 × 39.9 cm (Oban format).