From Yoshida's later career (1935–1950), these prints show his technical mastery at full maturity. Later-decade prints slightly trail peak-period 1920s works at auction, but jizuri impressions of desirable subjects still command strong prices. Standard jizuri Japanese landscapes follow the dealer benchmark of approximately $2,149; Sacred Bridge, Nikko (1937) sold for $800 at Schmidt's Antiques for a pencil-signed example.
Suzukawa is a mountain stream in the Japanese Alps, and Yoshida's 1935 print likely depicts its characteristic clear water rushing over rounded boulders through a forested gorge. The mountain rivers of central Honshū were a recurring subject in his domestic landscapes — sites where the qualities he most admired in Japanese scenery converged: moving water, layered rock, the filtered light of a steep valley. His jizuri printing technique was particularly well-suited to rendering the optical complexity of running water, each impression built from successive color blocks laid with extraordinary care.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Suzukawa was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1935.
Suzukawa was published by Yoshida Studio (1935).
Suzukawa depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and mountains.
