Three Little Islands
- Date:
- 1930
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27.2 × 40.2 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
Three Little Islands depicts a trio of small rocky outcroppings in the Seto Inland Sea, their pine-topped silhouettes rising from still water in the compositional arrangement that has characterized Japanese landscape art since the Heian period. Yoshida's 1930 print brings his characteristic atmospheric sensitivity to this quintessential subject — the quality of the sea's light, the gradation of sky from zenith to horizon, the way pine branches frame and reach toward water. The small islands of the Inland Sea were inexhaustible subjects for Yoshida, each with its own scale and character within the sea's complex geography.
Current Listings
$5,000
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Frequently Asked Questions
Three Little Islands was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1930.
Three Little Islands was published by Yoshida Studio (1930).
Three Little Islands depicts landscapes, seascapes, and trees.
Three Little Islands measures 27.2 × 40.2 cm (Oban format).