Tansui
- Date:
- 1941
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
A row of multi-story buildings with tiled roofs and shuttered windows lines a waterfront, rendered in muted tan, ochre, and rose tones under a pale sky. In the foreground, several junks with tall masts and orange-red sails float on gray-green water, their forms mirrored in soft reflections below. Faint red seal marks and Japanese characters appear in the upper left, with the artist's signature and the title "Tansui" penciled beneath the image — a 1941 woodblock print by Hiroshi Yoshida.
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Featured in Collections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tansui was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1941.
Tansui was published by Yoshida Studio (1941).
Tansui depicts rivers & lakes, seascapes, and travel scenes.