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Unknown, bird hooting at the moon 2 by Hiroshi Yoshida — Japanese Woodblock print

Unknown, bird hooting at the moon 2

by Hiroshi Yoshida

Shin-hanga
Night Scenes
Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Japanese Art Open Database

Description

This kacho-e (bird-and-flower print) subject depicts a bird calling toward a moon — a motif with deep roots in both Chinese and Japanese painting traditions, evoking longing or seasonal passage. Yoshida's treatment likely combines precise ornithological observation, consistent with shin-hanga's naturalistic approach to bird subjects, with a spare atmospheric background. The moon would be rendered through careful overprinting of translucent whites and pale yellows, while the bird's plumage would require multiple fine-registered color blocks. The nocturnal setting allows for the kind of dark, graduated sky in which Yoshida excelled. This entry appears to duplicate another in the catalog, possibly indicating a variant impression.

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Featured in Collections

Curated cross-cuts that include this print.

Shin-Hanga: Japan's Twentieth-Century Print RevivalHiroshi Yoshida's International Travel Prints

Frequently Asked Questions

Unknown, bird hooting at the moon 2 was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博).

Unknown, bird hooting at the moon 2 depicts night scenes.