Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
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.
The sulphur-crested cockatoo, native to Australia and New Guinea, represents one of Yoshida's more exotic avian subjects — likely encountered during his travels through Southeast Asia and the Pacific region in the 1920s. The bird's brilliant white plumage and vivid yellow crest presented Yoshida with a formal challenge ideally suited to his woodblock technique: the interplay of near-white against color, the crispness of feather edges, the sculptural quality of the crest. The print occupies an unusual niche in his output, bridging natural history illustration and the decorative tradition of Japanese bird-and-flower painting.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo depicts birds & flowers and animals.
