The Village of Yoshida (Yoshida mura), from the series "Ten Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji jukkei)"
Yoshida mura
- Series:
- Ten Views of Mount Fuji (print 1 of 10)
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 41.5 × 27.3 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
From the Ten Views of Mount Fuji series, this 1926 print depicts the village of Yoshida — the artist's namesake settlement at the base of Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture — as a human settlement existing in the shadow of the great mountain and oriented around it as a pilgrimage destination. The village of Fuji-Yoshida was the primary point of departure for the traditional Fuji ascent via the Yoshida Trail, and the town's character was defined by the centuries of pilgrimage traffic that had passed through it each summer. Yoshida's treatment places domestic life — rooftops, paths, trees — in the foreground while the mountain's lower slopes and distant summit frame the settlement from above, suggesting the relationship between the human community and the sacred geography that gave it purpose.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Village of Yoshida (Yoshida mura), from the series "Ten Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji jukkei)" (Yoshida mura) was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1926.
Yes — The Village of Yoshida (Yoshida mura), from the series "Ten Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji jukkei)" is part of the Ten Views of Mount Fuji series (print 1 of 10) by Hiroshi Yoshida.
The Village of Yoshida (Yoshida mura), from the series "Ten Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji jukkei)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
The Village of Yoshida (Yoshida mura), from the series "Ten Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji jukkei)" was published by Yoshida Studio (1926).
The Village of Yoshida (Yoshida mura), from the series "Ten Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji jukkei)" depicts landscapes, mount fuji, and village scenes, set at Mount Fuji.
The Village of Yoshida (Yoshida mura), from the series "Ten Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji jukkei)" measures 41.5 × 27.3 cm (Oban format).