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Spring at a Spa by Hiroshi Yoshida — Japanese Woodblock print, 1940

Spring at a Spa

by Hiroshi Yoshida

Shin-hanga
Spring
Date:
1940
Medium:
Woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Publisher:
Yoshida Studio

Description

Spring at a Spa from 1940 depicts one of Japan's beloved onsen resort towns as the season arrives — cherry blossoms or fresh green foliage softening the architecture of the baths and lodges. Japanese spa resorts occupied a particular cultural role: places of temporary retreat from urban life, embedded in landscapes of unusual natural beauty, their appeal as much visual as therapeutic. Yoshida renders the scene with the warm palette and luminous atmosphere that characterize his spring subjects, the season's arrival giving even familiar settings a quality of renewal.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Spring at a Spa was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1940.

Spring at a Spa was published by Yoshida Studio (1940).

Spring at a Spa depicts spring.