From Yoshida's Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps series — one of his most personally meaningful bodies of work, reflecting his lifelong passion for mountaineering. Jizuri impressions from this series carry a 30–50% premium over standalone mountain scenes, with series membership and the collector demand for named Yoshida series driving steady prices at auction.
From the Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps series, this 1926 print depicts Tateyama Betsuzan — a satellite peak or sub-ridge of the Tateyama massif in Toyama Prefecture, one of Japan's three sacred mountains — as part of Yoshida's systematic documentation of the Northern Alps during his most productive Alpine year. The Tateyama range, which includes peaks above three thousand meters and carries snow year-round on its north-facing slopes, provided Yoshida with some of his most dramatically lit mountain subjects: the stark contrast between snow and exposed rock, the way cloud formations gather at altitude, and the particular quality of high mountain air that gives distant peaks an almost hallucinatory clarity. This companion peak to the main Tateyama summit gave him the opportunity to explore the range's geological complexity beyond its central landmark.
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.
Tateyama Betsuzan, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps" was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Yes — Tateyama Betsuzan, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps" is part of the Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps series (print 2 of 12) by Hiroshi Yoshida.
Tateyama Betsuzan, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Tateyama Betsuzan, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps" was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
Tateyama Betsuzan, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps" depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and mountains.
Tateyama Betsuzan, from the series "Twelve Scenes of Japanese Alps" measures 39.6 × 28.3 cm (Oban format).
